CVE-2014-7825 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service or bypass ASLR via crafted applications exploiting improper handling of private syscall numbers in the Linux kernel.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-7825?

CVE-2014-7825 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 10 Nov 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the perf subsystem, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and OOPS) or bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7825?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2014-7825?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2014-7825 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7825, GHSA-p667-8g7r-xghf, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7825.

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