CVE-2014-9585 json
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 are…
published 2015-01-09 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-9399
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
- linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.16.7-ckt4-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9585
- linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-46.75
- linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9585
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- kernel-rt RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-229.14.1.rt56.141.13.el7_1
- kernel-rt-trace RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-229.14.1.rt56.141.13.el7_1
- kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-229.14.1.rt56.141.13.el7_1
- kernel-rt enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt
- kernel-rt-trace enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt
- kernel-rt-vanilla enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt
- kernel-rt-firmware enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt
- kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt
red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1788RHSA-2015:1787RHSA-2015:1778RHSA-2015:1081
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-9585 updated cvss 1.9
kernel: ASLR bruteforce possible for vdso library
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernelaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1778
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1081
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Realtime (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-229.14.1.rt56.141.13.el7_1, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-229.14.1.rt56.141.13.el7_1, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.rt56.141.13.el7_1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1788
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1081
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.ael7b, kernel 3.10.0-229.14.1.ael7b, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, +11 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1778
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1081
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.ael7b, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-229.14.1.ael7bfixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1778
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1081
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1778
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1081
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1778
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Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rtfixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1787
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Exploit prediction
0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/09/10 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/12/09/10
mailing-list, exploit, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2515-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2015/dsa-3170
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2514-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148480.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2518-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2517-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2516-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2513-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-1081.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
- git.kernel.org /?p=linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fbe1bf140671619508dfa575d74a185ae53c5dbb
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/01/09/8
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/71990
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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v0ids3curity.blogspot.in
/2014/12/return-to-vdso-using-elf-auxiliary.html
broken-link
- git.kernel.org /?p=linux/kernel/git/luto/linux.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc3b94c31d65e761ddfe150d02932c65971b74e2
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-9585
- NVD CVE-2014-9585
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