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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c
index 4443e499f279..195eebf6da20 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c
@@ -207,6 +207,16 @@ bool unwind_next_frame(struct unwind_state *state)
return true;
bad_address:
+ /*
+ * When unwinding a non-current task, the task might actually be
+ * running on another CPU, in which case it could be modifying its
+ * stack while we're reading it. This is generally not a problem and
+ * can be ignored as long as the caller understands that unwinding
+ * another task will not always succeed.
+ */
+ if (state->task != current)
+ goto the_end;
+
if (state->regs) {
printk_deferred_once(KERN_WARNING
"WARNING: kernel stack regs at %p in %s:%d has bad 'bp' value %p\n",