CVE-2014-9322

arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.5 does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment (SS) segment register, which…

published December 17, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
74.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.5 does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment (SS) segment register, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an IRET instruction that leads to access to a GS Base address from the wrong space.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01540 · 74.6th percentile
Published
2014-12-17T11:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 DEC 11:00Z
    arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.5 does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment (SS) segment register, which…
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