CVE-2014-9322

CVE Details

Release Date:2014-12-15

Description


A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled GS segment register base switching when recovering from a #SS (stack segment) fault on an erroneous return to user space. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.

See more information about CVE-2014-9322 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: 7.2 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2014-20082014-12-18
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2014-2008-12014-12-18
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-31072014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-31082014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.13.el5uek)ELSA-2014-31082014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-400.1.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2014-2008-12014-12-18
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5)ELSA-2014-20082014-12-18
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.13.el5uek)ELSA-2014-31082014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-400.1.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2014-2008-12014-12-18
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5)ELSA-2014-20082014-12-18
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.1.2.el6uek)ELSA-2014-31062014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2014-19972014-12-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-31062014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-31072014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-31082014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.13.el6uek)ELSA-2014-31082014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.13.el6uek)ELSA-2014-31082014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.1.2.el7uek)ELSA-2014-31062014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2014-20102014-12-18
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-31062014-12-19



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