arch/x86/kernel/tls.c in the Thread Local Storage (TLS) implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.18.1 allows local users to bypass the espfix protection mechanism, and consequently makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism, via a crafted application that makes a set_thread_area system call and later reads a 16-bit value.
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=41bdc78544b8a93a9c6814b8bbbfef966272abbe - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html - | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/62801Â - | |
References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128Â - | |
References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058Â - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/15/6Â - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71684Â - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2490-1Â - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2491-1Â - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2492-1Â - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2493-1Â - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1Â - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1Â - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1Â - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1Â - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172797Â - | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/41bdc78544b8a93a9c6814b8bbbfef966272abbe - |
Information
Published : 2014-12-17 11:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:18
NVD link : CVE-2014-8133
Mitre link : CVE-2014-8133
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8133
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264
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