arch/x86/kernel/tls.c in the Thread Local Storage (TLS) implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.18.1 allows local users to bypass the espfix protection mechanism, and consequently makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism, via a crafted application that makes a set_thread_area system call and later reads a 16-bit value.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2014-12-17T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:10:50.891Z

Reserved: 2014-10-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-8133

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-12-17T11:59:00.070

Modified: 2023-02-13T00:43:26.857

Link: CVE-2014-8133

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-8133 - Bugzilla