CVE-2014-9585 in Kernelinfo

Summary

The 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.

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Reservation

01/09/2015

Disclosure

01/09/2015

Status

Confirmed

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