# 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-10-03 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3835-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0512
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3880-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105525
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3880-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3832-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-2/
- https://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=153806242024956&w=2
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0514
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0831
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00043.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2473
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K27673650?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS

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