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.
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Information
Published : 2014-12-17 11:59
Updated : 2024-02-04 18:35
NVD link : CVE-2014-9322
Mitre link : CVE-2014-9322
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-9322
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Products Affected
suse
- suse_linux_enterprise_server
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
opensuse
- evergreen
redhat
- enterprise_linux_eus
- android
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management