[Full-disclosure] From kernel memory disclosure to privilege escalation: when and how?

[Kevin Johnson <kevjohnson71@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello!
Could somebody write what threats there are when kernel memory disclosure is 
found?
I mean not along with another bug (since kmem disclosure could lead to some 
interesting pointers addresses and values, etc), but only itself!?
I guess it could lead to /etc/shadow disclosure, if some suid programs 
accessing it would be running in the background (chsh, for example). Is it 
correct?
BTW, when chsh and other programs-accessing-shadow-file are running, where do 
they store the /etc/shadow content? On the kernel stack in it's thread_union, 
or somewhere else?

So, besides /etc/shadow disclosure, are there any significant places, where 
kernel memory disclosure could lead to very likely privilege escalation?

Thank you.

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