Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2014-9090
The do_double_fault function in arch/x86/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.4 does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment (SS) segment register, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a modify_ldt system call, as demonstrated by sigreturn_32 in the linux-clock-tests test suite.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3093 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/26/5 (mailing-list)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6f442be2fb22be02cafa606f1769fa1e6f894441 (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/62336 (third-party-advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html (vendor-advisory)