CVE-2014-8133

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 13
Modified
Published: 17 Dec 2014, 11:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 13:10

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
8/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.06% LOW
0% probability +0.01%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 Dec 2014, 11:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 13:10
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

arch/x86/kernel/tls.c in the Thread Local Storage (TLS) implementation in 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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.06%• Percentile: 18%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-264•Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 3.18.1 | 3.0:rc1 | 3.0:rc2 | 3.0:rc3 | 3.0:rc4 | 3.0:rc5 | 3.0:rc6 | 3.0:rc7 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4 | 3.0.5 | 3.0.6 | 3.0.7 | 3.0.8 | 3.0.9 | 3.0.10 | 3.0.11 | 3.0.12 | 3.0.13 | 3.0.14 | 3.0.15 | 3.0.16 | 3.0.17 | 3.0.18 | 3.0.19 | 3.0.20 | 3.0.21 | 3.0.22 | 3.0.23 | 3.0.24 | 3.0.25 | 3.0.26 | 3.0.27 | 3.0.28 | 3.0.29 | 3.0.30 | 3.0.31 | 3.0.32 | 3.0.33 | 3.0.34 | 3.0.35 | 3.0.36 | 3.0.37 | 3.0.38 | 3.0.39 | 3.0.40 | 3.0.41 | 3.0.42 | 3.0.43 | 3.0.44 | 3.0.45 | 3.0.46 | 3.0.47 | 3.0.48 | 3.0.49 | 3.0.50 | 3.0.51 | 3.0.52 | 3.0.53 | 3.0.54 | 3.0.55 | 3.0.56 | 3.0.57 | 3.0.58 | 3.0.59 | 3.0.60 | 3.0.61 | 3.0.62 | 3.0.63 | 3.0.64 | 3.0.65 | 3.0.66 | 3.0.67 | 3.0.68 | 3.1 | 3.1:rc1 | 3.1:rc2 | 3.1:rc3 | 3.1:rc4 | 3.1.1 | 3.12 | 3.13 | 3.14 | 3.15 | 3.16 | 3.17 | 3.18 | 3.19 | 3.1.10 | 3.2 | 3.2:rc2 | 3.2:rc3 | 3.2:rc4 | 3.2:rc5 | 3.2:rc6 | 3.2:rc7 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.3 | 3.2.4 | 3.2.5 | 3.2.6 | 3.2.7 | 3.2.8 | 3.2.9 | 3.2.10 | 3.2.11 | 3.2.12 | 3.2.13 | 3.2.14 | 3.2.15 | 3.2.16 | 3.2.17 | 3.2.18 | 3.2.19 | 3.2.20 | 3.2.21 | 3.2.22 | 3.2.23 | 3.2.24 | 3.2.25 | 3.2.26 | 3.2.27 | 3.2.28 | 3.2.29 | 3.2.30 | 3.3 | 3.3:rc1 | 3.3:rc2 | 3.3:rc3 | 3.3:rc4 | 3.3:rc5 | 3.3:rc6 | 3.3:rc7 | 3.3.1 | 3.3.2 | 3.3.3 | 3.3.4 | 3.3.5 | 3.3.6 | 3.3.7 | 3.3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4:rc1 | 3.4:rc2 | 3.4:rc3 | 3.4:rc4 | 3.4:rc5 | 3.4:rc6 | 3.4:rc7 | 3.4.1 | 3.4.2 | 3.4.3 | 3.4.4 | 3.4.5 | 3.4.6 | 3.4.7 | 3.4.8 | 3.4.9 | 3.4.10 | 3.4.11 | 3.4.12 | 3.4.13 | 3.4.14 | 3.4.15 | 3.4.16 | 3.4.17 | 3.4.18 | 3.4.19 | 3.4.20 | 3.4.21 | 3.4.22 | 3.4.23 | 3.4.24 | 3.4.25 | 3.4.26 | 3.4.27 | 3.4.28 | 3.4.29 | 3.4.30 | 3.4.31 | 3.4.32 | 3.4.33 | 3.4.34 | 3.4.35 | 3.4.36 | 3.4.37 | 3.4.38 | 3.4.39 | 3.4.40 | 3.4.41 | 3.4.42 | 3.4.43 | 3.4.44 | 3.4.45 | 3.4.46 | 3.4.47 | 3.4.48 | 3.4.49 | 3.4.50 | 3.4.51 | 3.4.52 | 3.4.53 | 3.4.54 | 3.4.55 | 3.4.56 | 3.4.57 | 3.4.58 | 3.4.59 | 3.4.60 | 3.4.61 | 3.4.62 | 3.4.63 | 3.4.64 | 3.4.65 | 3.4.66 | 3.4.67 | 3.4.68 | 3.4.69 | 3.4.70 | 3.4.71 | 3.4.72 | 3.4.73 | 3.4.74 | 3.4.75 | 3.4.76 | 3.4.77 | 3.4.78 | 3.4.79 | 3.5.1 | 3.5.2 | 3.5.3 | 3.5.4 | 3.5.5 | 3.5.6 | 3.5.7 | 3.6 | 3.6.1 | 3.6.2 | 3.6.3 | 3.6.4 | 3.6.5 | 3.6.6 | 3.6.7 | 3.6.8 | 3.6.9 | 3.6.10 | 3.6.11 | 3.7 | 3.7.1 | 3.7.2 | 3.7.3 | 3.7.4 | 3.7.5 | 3.7.6 | 3.7.7 | 3.7.8 | 3.7.9 | 3.7.10 | 3.8.0 | 3.8.1 | 3.8.2 | 3.8.3 | 3.8.4 | 3.8.5 | 3.8.6 | 3.8.7 | 3.8.8 | 3.8.9 | 3.8.10 | 3.8.11 | 3.8.12 | 3.8.13 | 3.9:rc1 | 3.9:rc2 | 3.9:rc3 | 3.9:rc4 | 3.9:rc5 | 3.9:rc6 | 3.9:rc7 | 3.9.0 | 3.9.1 | 3.9.2 | 3.9.3 | 3.9.4 | 3.9.5 | 3.9.6 | 3.9.7 | 3.9.8 | 3.9.9 | 3.9.10 | 3.9.11 | 3.10 | 3.10.0 | 3.10.1 | 3.10.2 | 3.10.3 | 3.10.4 | 3.10.5 | 3.10.6 | 3.10.7 | 3.10.8 | 3.10.9 | 3.10.10 | 3.10.11 | 3.10.12 | 3.10.13 | 3.10.14 | 3.10.15 | 3.10.16 | 3.10.17 | 3.10.18 | 3.10.19 | 3.10.20 | 3.10.21 | 3.10.22 | 3.10.23 | 3.10.24 | 3.10.25 | 3.10.26 | 3.10.27 | 3.10.28 | 3.10.29 | 3.11.1 | 3.11.2 | 3.11.3 | 3.11.4 | 3.11.5 | 3.11.6 | 3.11.7 | 3.11.8 | 3.11.9 | 3.11.10 | 3.12.1 | 3.12.2 | 3.12.3 | 3.12.4 | 3.12.5 | 3.12.6 | 3.12.7 | 3.12.8 | 3.12.9 | 3.12.10 | 3.12.11 | 3.12.12 | 3.12.13 | 3.12.14 | 3.12.15 | 3.12.16 | 3.12.17 | 3.13.1 | 3.13.2 | 3.13.3 | 3.13.4 | 3.13.5 | 3.13.6 | 3.13.7 | 3.13.8 | 3.13.9 | 3.13.10 | 3.13.11 | 3.14:rc1 | 3.14:rc2 | 3.14:rc3 | 3.14:rc4 | 3.14:rc5 | 3.14:rc6 | 3.14:rc7 | 3.14:rc8 | 3.14.1 | 3.14.2 | 3.14.3 | 3.14.4 | 3.14.5 | 3.15.1 | 3.15.2 | 3.15.3 | 3.15.4 | 3.15.5 | 3.15.6 | 3.15.7 | 3.15.8 | 3.16.0 | 3.16.1 | 3.17.1 | 3.17.2 | 3.17.3 | 3.17.4 | 3.18:rc1

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