ISOMAN

CVE

CVE-2014-9585

The vdso_addr function in arch/x86/vdso/vma.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.2 does not properly choose memory locations for the vDSO area, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by guessing a location at the end of a PMD.

Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
Published
Modified
NVD detailAll CVEs

Linked Releases

DistributionReleaseStatusEvidence
Ubuntu14.04.6 amd64 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 i386 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 amd64 serverunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 i386 serverunknownsource

References

  1. http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/luto/linux.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc3b94c31d65e761ddfe150d02932c65971b74e2
  2. http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fbe1bf140671619508dfa575d74a185ae53c5dbb
  3. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148480.html
  4. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.html
  5. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
  6. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
  7. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
  8. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html
  9. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
  10. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1081.html
  11. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html
  12. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.html
  13. http://v0ids3curity.blogspot.in/2014/12/return-to-vdso-using-elf-auxiliary.html
  14. http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
  15. http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058
  16. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/09/10
  17. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/09/8
  18. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71990
  19. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1
  20. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1