CVE-2014-9585

NameCVE-2014-9585
DescriptionThe vdso_addr function in arch/x86/vdso/vma.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.2 does not properly choose memory locations for the vDSO area, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by guessing a location at the end of a PMD.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-155-1, DSA-3170-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.112-1fixed
trixie6.11.7-1fixed
sid6.11.9-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy3.2.65-1+deb7u2DSA-3170-1
linuxsource(unstable)3.16.7-ckt4-1
linux-2.6sourcesqueeze2.6.32-48squeeze11DLA-155-1
linux-2.6source(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=fbe1bf140671619508dfa575d74a185ae53c5dbb
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=141911002822659&w=2

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