CVE-2014-9585

low

Published 2015-01-09 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.1

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Fedora Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
21	Affected	—

Linux kernel Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

Red Hat Affected 3 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
7.0	Affected	—
6.6	Affected	—
6.0	Affected	—

SUSE Affected 3 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
13.1	Affected	—
12	Affected	—
11	Affected	—

Ubuntu Affected 3 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
14.10	Affected	—
14.04	Affected	—
12.04	Affected	—

Debian Mixed 7 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`3.16.7-ckt4-1`
sid	Fixed	`3.16.7-ckt4-1`
forky	Fixed	`3.16.7-ckt4-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`3.16.7-ckt4-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`3.16.7-ckt4-1`
8.0	Affected	—
7.0	Affected	—

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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