CVE-2014-9419
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2014-12-26 00:00
Modified
2024-08-06 13:40
Severity ?
Summary
The __switch_to function in arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.1 does not ensure that Thread Local Storage (TLS) descriptors are loaded before proceeding with other steps, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application that reads a TLS base address.
Impacted products
n/an/a
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