First published: Wed Dec 10 2014(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Linux Linux kernel | <3.2.65 | |
Linux Linux kernel | >=3.3<3.4.106 | |
Linux Linux kernel | >=3.5<3.10.62 | |
Linux Linux kernel | >=3.11<3.12.35 | |
Linux Linux kernel | >=3.13<3.14.26 | |
Linux Linux kernel | >=3.15<3.16.35 | |
Linux Linux kernel | >=3.17<3.17.5 | |
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus | =5.6 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =10.04 | |
Opensuse Evergreen | =11.4 | |
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | =10-sp4 | |
Google Android | =6.0 | |
Google Android | =6.0.1 | |
debian/linux | 5.10.223-1 5.10.226-1 6.1.115-1 6.1.112-1 6.11.7-1 6.11.9-1 |
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