CVE-2014-9322

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.76% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2491-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722450701342&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.5 mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172806 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0009.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722544401658&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://help.joyent.com/entries/98788667-Security-Advisory-ZDI-CAN-3263-ZDI-CAN-3284-and-ZDI-CAN-3364-Vulnerabilities third party advisory permissions required
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-170 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2008.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6f442be2fb22be02cafa606f1769fa1e6f894441 third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/62336 third party advisory broken link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6f442be2fb22be02cafa606f1769fa1e6f894441
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html third party advisory patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1998.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36266 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2028.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2031.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/115919 vdb entry broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/15/6 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9322?
CVE-2014-9322 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9322?
To fix CVE-2014-9322, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9322 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9322 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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