CVE-2015-1593
Description
The stack randomization feature in the Linux kernel before 3.19.1 on 64-bit platforms uses incorrect data types for the results of bitwise left-shift operations, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by predicting the address of the top of the stack, related to the randomize_stack_top function in fs/binfmt_elf.c and the stack_maxrandom_size function in arch/x86/mm/mmap.c.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt7-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt7-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt7-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt7-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt7-1 |
Red Hat Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fixed | — |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4e7c22d447bb6d7e37bfe39ff658486ae78e8d77
- http://hmarco.org/bugs/linux-ASLR-integer-overflow.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1221.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/13/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72607
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192519
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4e7c22d447bb6d7e37bfe39ff658486ae78e8d77
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/1/7/811
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1593
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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