CVE-2014-7825 Information disclosure in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7825, GHSA-p667-8g7r-xghf, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7825.