CVE-2014-9585

CVE Details

Release Date:	2014-12-11
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

The vdso_addr function in arch/x86/vdso/vma.c in the Linux kernelthrough 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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	1.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3042	2015-06-10
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3043	2015-06-10
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.5.el5uek)	ELSA-2015-3043	2015-06-10
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.5.el5uek)	ELSA-2015-3043	2015-06-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.3.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3041	2015-06-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-1081	2015-06-09
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3041	2015-06-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3042	2015-06-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3043	2015-06-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.5.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3043	2015-06-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.5.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3043	2015-06-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.3.2.el7uek)	ELSA-2015-3041	2015-06-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-1778	2015-09-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3041	2015-06-10
Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0037	2016-03-16
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2015-0069	2015-06-10