High severity · published Dec 17, 2014
CVE-2014-9322
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.5 does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment (SS) segment register, which allows local users to…
7.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.5 does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment (SS) segment register, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an IRET instruction that leads to access to a GS Base address from the wrong space.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
6.0; 6.0.1 · source: NVD
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.2.65; 3.3 before 3.4.106; 3.5 before 3.10.62; 3.11 before 3.12.35; 3.13 before 3.14.26; 3.15 before 3.16.35; +1 more · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
5.6 · source: NVD
EV
Evergreen · Opensuse
11.4 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
10 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
10.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9322
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9322
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6f442be2fb22be02cafa606f1769fa1e6f894441
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722450701342&w=2
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722544401658&w=2
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