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CVE-2018-17972

Published: 2018-10-03T22:29Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T03:55Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
An issue was discovered in the proc_pid_stack function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel through 4.18.11. It does not ensure that only root may inspect the kernel stack of an arbitrary task, allowing a local attacker to exploit racy stack unwinding and leak kernel task stack contents. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt