CVE-2018-11508
Moderate
CVE-2018-11508
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.
Exploit probability
1.7%
Published
May 28, 2018
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2018-11508
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0a0b98734479aa5b3c671d5190e86273372cab95
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104292
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1574
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0a0b98734479aa5b3c671d5190e86273372cab95
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46208/
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.9