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.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-1715-1 | linux-4.9 security update |
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DLA-1731-1 | linux security update |
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DLA-1731-2 | linux regression update |
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EUVD-2018-9712 | 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. |
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USN-3821-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3821-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3832-1 | Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3835-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3871-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3871-3 | Linux kernel (AWS, GCP, KVM, OEM, Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3871-4 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3871-5 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3880-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3880-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T11:01:14.755Z
Reserved: 2018-10-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-17972

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-10-03T22:29:00.800
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:55:18.577
Link: CVE-2018-17972


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