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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/ ↗
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/ ↗
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1574 ↗
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.9 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104292 ↗
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/ ↗
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0a0b98734479aa5b3c671d5190e86273372cab95 ↗
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/ ↗
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46208/ ↗
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0a0b98734479aa5b3c671d5190e86273372cab95 ↗