CVE-2014-9322: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Privilege Management

Modified

AliasesRHSA-2014:1998RHSA-2014:2008RHSA-2014:2009+8 more

Published 17-12-2014Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-9322 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Priority

Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (exploit-database, 24-07-2017)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

7.8/10

010

High · v3.1 (NVD)

EPSS score

1.54%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits2exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 2

MGASA-2015-0006 MGASA-2015-0075 MGASA-2015-0076 MGASA-2015-0077 MGASA-2015-0078 RHSA-2014:1997+2 more

Timeline

17-12-2014
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
06-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

v3.17.8v3.08.4v2.07.2

EPSS trend

Probability

1.54%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.54% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

2 found

exploit-databaselocallinuxUnverified
Linux Kernel - 'BadIRET' Local Privilege Escalation
Maturity: poc
exploit-databasedoslinux_x86-64Unverified
Linux Kernel 3.17.5 - IRET Instruction #SS Fault Handling Crash (PoC)
Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementThe product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat57 products

enterprise_linux_eus5.6
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Ubuntu2 products

linux< 3.13.0-43.72
linux-lts-utopic< 3.16.0-28.37~14.04.1

Canonical1 product

ubuntu_linuxEOL10.04

Debian1 product

linux< 3.16.7-ckt2-1

Google1 product

androidEOL6.0 | 6.0.1

Linux1 product

linux_kernel< 3.2.65 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.4.106 | ≥ 3.5, < 3.10.62 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.35 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.14.26 | ≥ 3.15, < 3.16.35 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.17.5

Opensuse1 product

evergreen11.4

Suse1 product

suse_linux_enterprise_server10:sp4

8 vendors · 65 products

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