Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 26, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2014-9419
CVE-2014-9419
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
19- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1081.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/25/1nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71794nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2541-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2542-1nvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f647d7c155f069c1a068030255c300663516420envd
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