ghsa-g7mm-wg9g-mhg5
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:26
Modified
2025-04-12 12:43
Details

The vdso_addr function in arch/x86/vdso/vma.c in the Linux kernel through 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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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2014-9585"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-01-09T21:59:00Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "The vdso_addr function in arch/x86/vdso/vma.c in the Linux kernel through 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.",
  "id": "GHSA-g7mm-wg9g-mhg5",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:43:53Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:26:21Z",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/luto/linux.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc3b94c31d65e761ddfe150d02932c65971b74e2"
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      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148480.html"
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      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1081.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170"
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      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/09/10"
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  "severity": []
}


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