CVE - CVE-2014-7825

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-7825	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the perf subsystem, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and OOPS) or bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.
References
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MISC:70972 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70972 MISC:RHSA-2014:1943 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1943.html MISC:RHSA-2015:0290 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html MISC:RHSA-2015:0864 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html MISC:[oss-security] 20141106 Exploitable issues in Linux perf/ftrace subsystems URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/06/11 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1161565 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1161565 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9 URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9 MISC:linux-kernel-cve20147825-dos(98557) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98557
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20141003	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20141003)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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