CVE-2014-8133
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2014-12-15 |
Description
arch/x86/kernel/tls.c in the Thread Local Storage (TLS) implementationin 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.
See more information about CVE-2014-8133 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
CVSS v2.0 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score: | 1.9 | Base Metrics: | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | None |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2015-3054 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2015-3055 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.9.el5uek) | ELSA-2015-3055 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.9.el5uek) | ELSA-2015-3055 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.el6uek) | ELSA-2015-3012 | 2015-03-19 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel) | ELSA-2015-1272 | 2015-07-28 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2015-3012 | 2015-03-19 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2015-3054 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2015-3055 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.9.el6uek) | ELSA-2015-3055 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.9.el6uek) | ELSA-2015-3055 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.el7uek) | ELSA-2015-3012 | 2015-03-19 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2015-3012 | 2015-03-19 |
| Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2016-0037 | 2016-03-16 |
| Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2015-0040 | 2015-04-06 |
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