What does "Kernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: <address>" mean?

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Issue

  • For example what does the following panic string indicate:

    Kernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: ffffffff8135de9a
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (x86_64)

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