CVE-2014-9090

Linux Kernel < 3.17.3 - Denial of Service via Stack Segment Fault Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The do_double_fault function in arch/x86/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.4 does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment (SS) segment register, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a modify_ldt system call, as demonstrated by sigreturn_32 in the linux-clock-tests test suite.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3093
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/26/5
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62336

Scores

EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 30.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-17
Status published
Products (44)
linux/linux_kernel 3.0 rc1 (7 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.1
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.2
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.3
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.4
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.5
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.6
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.7
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.8
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.9
... and 34 more
Published Nov 30, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026