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CVE-2014-9322

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Publication date:
17/12/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.2.65 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.3 (including) 3.4.106 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.5 (including) 3.10.62 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.11 (including) 3.12.35 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.13 (including) 3.14.26 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.15 (including) 3.16.35 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.17 (including) 3.17.5 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:evergreen:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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