UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9585

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9585

    Published: 9 Jan 2015Last Modified: 28 Oct 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9585
    Aliases:
    USN-2513-1
    USN-2514-1
    USN-2515-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9585, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/09, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/09/8, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2513-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2514-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2515-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2516-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2517-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2518-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9585

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-46.75

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    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