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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-11508): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 28, 2018
Added
Jul 4, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

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.

Solutions

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References

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