CVE-2014-9322

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-9322
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-17 11:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionarch/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-269 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0812-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-2491-1: Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 1172806 – CVE-2014-9322 kernel: x86: local privesc due to bad_iret and paranoid entry incompatibility af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA62336 - Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0736-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
x86_64, traps: Stop using IST for #SS · torvalds/linux@6f442be · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory: ZDI-CAN-3263, ZDI-CAN-3284 and ZDI-CAN-3364 Vulnerabilities – Joyent Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 help.joyent.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Nexus Security Bulletin—April 2016 | Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel IRET Instruction #SS Fault Handling - Crash PoC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
'[security bulletin] HPSBGN03282 rev.1 - HP Business Service Manager Virtual Appliance, Multiple Vuln' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0566-1: important: kernel update fo af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/115919 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
'[security bulletin] HPSBGN03285 rev.1 - HP Business Service Manager Virtual Appliance, Multiple Vul' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
git.kernel.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
oss-security - Linux kernel: multiple x86_64 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
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