CVE-2018-11508

unknown
Published — · Modified —
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11508

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11508.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed4.16.12-1
debian debianbullseyefixed4.16.12-1
debian debianforkyfixed4.16.12-1
debian debiansidfixed4.16.12-1
debian debiantrixiefixed4.16.12-1

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.