CVE-2014-8133
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8133
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-8133.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-8133
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2014-12-17T11:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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 setthreadarea system call and later reads a 16-bit value.
- References
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62801
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2490-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2491-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2492-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2493-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/41bdc78544b8a93a9c6814b8bbbfef966272abbe
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172797
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=41bdc78544b8a93a9c6814b8bbbfef966272abbe
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/15/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71684