--- title: "CVE-2018-17972\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17972?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2018-17972 Publication date 3 October 2018 Last updated 4 July 2026 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **5.5 · Medium** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17972?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## Description An issue was discovered in the proc\_pid\_stack function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel through 4.18.11. It does not ensure that only root may inspect the kernel stack of an arbitrary task, allowing a local attacker to exploit racy stack unwinding and leak kernel task stack contents. ### From the Ubuntu Security Team Jann Horn discovered that the procfs file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict the ability to inspect the kernel stack of an arbitrary task. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | linux-aws-fips | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy FIPS Updates | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal FIPS | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic FIPS | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure-fips | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy FIPS Updates | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal FIPS | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic FIPS | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gcp-fips | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy FIPS Updates | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal FIPS | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic FIPS | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 4.18.0-12.13 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 4.15.0-44.47 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.4.0-139.165 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 3.13.0-165.215 | | linux-aws | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 4.18.0-1006.7 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 4.15.0-1032.34 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.4.0-1072.82 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 4.4.0-1034.37 | | linux-aws-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-aws-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-aws-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-aws-hwe | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.15.0-1032.34~16.04.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 4.18.0-1006.6 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 4.15.0-1037.39 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.15.0-1037.39~16.04.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 4.15.0-1037.39~14.04.2 | | linux-azure-4.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure-edge | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 4.15.0-1037.39 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure-fde | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was ignored [superseded by linux-azure-fde-5.15] | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-bluefield | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-euclid | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needed | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-fips | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy FIPS Updates | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal FIPS | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic FIPS | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial FIPS | Fixed 4.4.0-1017.22~recert1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-flo | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gcp | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 4.18.0-1004.5 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 4.15.0-1027.28 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.15.0-1027.28~16.04.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gcp-4.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gcp-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gcp-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gcp-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gcp-edge | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gke | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of kernel support | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gkeop | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gkeop-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-goldfish | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-grouper | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-hwe | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.15.0-45.48~16.04.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-hwe-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-hwe-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-hwe-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-hwe-edge | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.15.0-45.48~16.04.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-ibm | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-ibm-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-ibm-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-intel | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy Real-time | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-intel-iotg | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-iot | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-kvm | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 4.18.0-1005.5 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 4.15.0-1029.29 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.4.0-1037.43 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lowlatency | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lts-trusty | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lts-utopic | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lts-vivid | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lts-wily | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lts-xenial | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 4.4.0-139.165~14.04.1 | | linux-maguro | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-mako | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-manta | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-nvidia | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-nvidia-6.5 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oem | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 4.15.0-1033.38 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 4.15.0-1033.38 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oem-6.11 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oem-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oracle | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oracle-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oracle-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oracle-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-raspi | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-raspi-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-raspi-realtime | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble Real-time | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-raspi2 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was ignored [replaced by linux-raspi] | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 4.18.0-1007.9 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 4.15.0-1031.33 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.4.0-1100.108 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-realtime | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy Real-time | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-riscv | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored end of kernel support | | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was ignored [superseded by linux-riscv-5.8] | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-riscv-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-riscv-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-snapdragon | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.4.0-1104.109 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17972?format=md#patch-details) ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | linux | * Introduced by [2ec220e](https://git.kernel.org/linus/2ec220e27f5040aec1e88901c1b6ea3d135787ad), fixed by [f8a00ce](https://git.kernel.org/linus/f8a00cef17206ecd1b30d3d9f99e10d9fa707aa7) | ## Severity score breakdown CVSS version: CVSS v3.0 **Base score** 5.5 · Medium * Base metrics | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Attack vector | Local | | Attack complexity | Low | | Privileges required | Low | | User interaction | None | | Scope | Unchanged | | Confidentiality impact | High | | Integrity impact | None | | Availability impact | None | * Scores | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Base score | 5.5 · Medium | | Exploitability score | - | | Impact score | - | **Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-17972) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17972) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-17972) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-17972) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-3821-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3821-1) + Linux kernel vulnerabilities + 14 November 2018 + [USN-3880-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3880-2) + Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities + 4 February 2019 + [USN-3871-4](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3871-4) + Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities + 4 February 2019 + [USN-3871-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3871-1) + Linux kernel vulnerabilities + 29 January 2019 + [USN-3871-5](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3871-5) + Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities + 7 February 2019 + [USN-3835-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3835-1) + Linux kernel vulnerabilities + 3 December 2018 + [USN-3832-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3832-1) + Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities + 30 November 2018 + [USN-3880-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3880-1) + Linux kernel vulnerabilities + 4 February 2019 + [USN-3871-3](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3871-3) + Linux kernel (AWS, GCP, KVM, OEM, Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities + 4 February 2019 + [USN-3821-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3821-2) + Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities + 14 November 2018 ### Other references * * * *