CVE-2018-11508
MediumPublished
The compat_get_timex function in kernel/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.16.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via...
- Published
- May 28, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jan 21, 2019
Primary CVSS
5.5/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N1.7%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 76.4%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
The compat_get_timex function in kernel/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.16.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via adjtimex.
Sources
wally0813 · linux · Jan 21, 2019
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