Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2018-17972

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.

  • Published: Oct 3, 2018
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2018-17972
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.9
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

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