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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2014-9419 Detail

Description

The __switch_to function in arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.1 does not ensure that Thread Local Storage (TLS) descriptors are loaded before proceeding with other steps, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application that reads a TLS base address.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f647d7c155f069c1a068030255c300663516420e CVE, MITRE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1081.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/25/1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71794 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2541-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2542-1 CVE, MITRE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1177260 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f647d7c155f069c1a068030255c300663516420e CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-9419
NVD Published Date:
12/25/2014
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE