CVE-2014-7825

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    CVE-2014-7825

    Published: 10 Nov 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the perf subsystem, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and OOPS) or bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1943.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/06/11, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70972, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1161565, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98557, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/06/11, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/06/11, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1161565, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1161565, http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High