CVE - CVE-2014-8133

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-8133	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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MISC:62801 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/62801 MISC:71684 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71684 MISC:DSA-3128 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128 MISC:MDVSA-2015:058 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2015:1272 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2015:0736 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html MISC:USN-2490-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2490-1 MISC:USN-2491-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2491-1 MISC:USN-2492-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2492-1 MISC:USN-2493-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2493-1 MISC:USN-2515-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1 MISC:USN-2516-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1 MISC:USN-2517-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1 MISC:USN-2518-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20141215 Linux kernel: multiple x86_64 vulnerabilities URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/15/6 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=41bdc78544b8a93a9c6814b8bbbfef966272abbe URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=41bdc78544b8a93a9c6814b8bbbfef966272abbe MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172797 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172797 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/41bdc78544b8a93a9c6814b8bbbfef966272abbe URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/41bdc78544b8a93a9c6814b8bbbfef966272abbe MISC:openSUSE-SU-2015:0566 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20141010	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 (20141010)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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