Back to Database
Status published
Low
CVE-2014-8133
arch/x86/kernel/tls.c in the Thread Local Storage (TLS) implementation in the...
Vulnerability Description
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 set_thread_area system call and later reads a 16-bit value.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
THREAT MONITOR
Am I Vulnerable?
Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2014-8133
Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172797
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2491-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2490-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2492-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=41bdc78544b8a93a9c6814b8bbbfef966272abbe
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62801
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71684
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2493-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/41bdc78544b8a93a9c6814b8bbbfef966272abbe
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/15/6
More from linux
View All →CVE-2022-48619
An issue was discovered in drivers/input/input.c in the Linux kernel...
Unknown
0
CVE-2022-48502
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.2....
High
7.1
CVE-2022-48425
In the Linux kernel through 6.2.7, fs/ntfs3/inode.c has an invalid...
Unknown
0
CVE-2022-48424
In the Linux kernel before 6.1.3, fs/ntfs3/inode.c does not validate...
Unknown
0
CVE-2022-48423
In the Linux kernel before 6.1.3, fs/ntfs3/record.c does not validate...
Unknown
0
Affected Vendor
linux
View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.0.8, 3.0.9, 3.0.10, 3.0.11, 3.0.12, 3.0.13, 3.0.14, 3.0.15, 3.0.16, 3.0.17, 3.0.18, 3.0.19, 3.0.20, 3.0.21, 3.0.22, 3.0.23, 3.0.24, 3.0.25, 3.0.26, 3.0.27, 3.0.28, 3.0.29, 3.0.30, 3.0.31, 3.0.32, 3.0.33, 3.0.34, 3.0.35, 3.0.36, 3.0.37, 3.0.38, 3.0.39, 3.0.40, 3.0.41, 3.0.42, 3.0.43, 3.0.44, 3.0.45, 3.0.46, 3.0.47, 3.0.48, 3.0.49, 3.0.50, 3.0.51, 3.0.52, 3.0.53, 3.0.54, 3.0.55, 3.0.56, 3.0.57, 3.0.58, 3.0.59, 3.0.60, 3.0.61, 3.0.62, 3.0.63, 3.0.64, 3.0.65, 3.0.66, 3.0.67, 3.0.68, 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.1.6, 3.1.7, 3.1.8, 3.1.9, 3.1.10, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.2.6, 3.2.7, 3.2.8, 3.2.9, 3.2.10, 3.2.11, 3.2.12, 3.2.13, 3.2.14, 3.2.15, 3.2.16, 3.2.17, 3.2.18, 3.2.19, 3.2.20, 3.2.21, 3.2.22, 3.2.23, 3.2.24, 3.2.25, 3.2.26, 3.2.27, 3.2.28, 3.2.29, 3.2.30, 3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5, 3.3.6, 3.3.7, 3.3.8, 3.4, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 3.4.5, 3.4.6, 3.4.7, 3.4.8, 3.4.9, 3.4.10, 3.4.11, 3.4.12, 3.4.13, 3.4.14, 3.4.15, 3.4.16, 3.4.17, 3.4.18, 3.4.19, 3.4.20, 3.4.21, 3.4.22, 3.4.23, 3.4.24, 3.4.25, 3.4.26, 3.4.27, 3.4.28, 3.4.29, 3.4.30, 3.4.31, 3.4.32, 3.4.33, 3.4.34, 3.4.35, 3.4.36, 3.4.37, 3.4.38, 3.4.39, 3.4.40, 3.4.41, 3.4.42, 3.4.43, 3.4.44, 3.4.45, 3.4.46, 3.4.47, 3.4.48, 3.4.49, 3.4.50, 3.4.51, 3.4.52, 3.4.53, 3.4.54, 3.4.55, 3.4.56, 3.4.57, 3.4.58, 3.4.59, 3.4.60, 3.4.61, 3.4.62, 3.4.63, 3.4.64, 3.4.65, 3.4.66, 3.4.67, 3.4.68, 3.4.69, 3.4.70, 3.4.71, 3.4.72, 3.4.73, 3.4.74, 3.4.75, 3.4.76, 3.4.77, 3.4.78, 3.4.79, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 3.5.6, 3.5.7, 3.6, 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.6.3, 3.6.4, 3.6.5, 3.6.6, 3.6.7, 3.6.8, 3.6.9, 3.6.10, 3.6.11, 3.7, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.7.3, 3.7.4, 3.7.5, 3.7.6, 3.7.7, 3.7.8, 3.7.9, 3.7.10, 3.8.0, 3.8.1, 3.8.2, 3.8.3, 3.8.4, 3.8.5, 3.8.6, 3.8.7, 3.8.8, 3.8.9, 3.8.10, 3.8.11, 3.8.12, 3.8.13, 3.9, 3.9.0, 3.9.1, 3.9.2, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 3.9.8, 3.9.9, 3.9.10, 3.9.11, 3.10, 3.10.0, 3.10.1, 3.10.2, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5, 3.10.6, 3.10.7, 3.10.8, 3.10.9, 3.10.10, 3.10.11, 3.10.12, 3.10.13, 3.10.14, 3.10.15, 3.10.16, 3.10.17, 3.10.18, 3.10.19, 3.10.20, 3.10.21, 3.10.22, 3.10.23, 3.10.24, 3.10.25, 3.10.26, 3.10.27, 3.10.28, 3.10.29, 3.11, 3.11.1, 3.11.2, 3.11.3, 3.11.4, 3.11.5, 3.11.6, 3.11.7, 3.11.8, 3.11.9, 3.11.10, 3.12, 3.12.1, 3.12.2, 3.12.3, 3.12.4, 3.12.5, 3.12.6, 3.12.7, 3.12.8, 3.12.9, 3.12.10, 3.12.11, 3.12.12, 3.12.13, 3.12.14, 3.12.15, 3.12.16, 3.12.17, 3.13, 3.13.1, 3.13.2, 3.13.3, 3.13.4, 3.13.5, 3.13.6, 3.13.7, 3.13.8, 3.13.9, 3.13.10, 3.13.11, 3.14, 3.14.1, 3.14.2, 3.14.3, 3.14.4, 3.14.5, 3.15, 3.15.1, 3.15.2, 3.15.3, 3.15.4, 3.15.5, 3.15.6, 3.15.7, 3.15.8, 3.16.0, 3.16.1, 3.17, 3.17.1, 3.17.2, 3.17.3, 3.17.4, 3.18
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 17th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.