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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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-155-1 linux-2.6 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3170-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-9399 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2513-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2514-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2515-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2516-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2517-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2518-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/luto/linux.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc3b94c31d65e761ddfe150d02932c65971b74e2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fbe1bf140671619508dfa575d74a185ae53c5dbb cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148480.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1081.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://v0ids3curity.blogspot.in/2014/12/return-to-vdso-using-elf-auxiliary.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/09/10 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/09/8 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71990 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9585 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9585 cve-icon
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:47:41.817Z

Reserved: 2015-01-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-9585

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-01-09T21:59:02.720

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-9585

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-12-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-9585 - Bugzilla

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