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CVE-2014-8133

CVE-2014-8133 PUBLISHED

arch/x86/kernel/tls.c in the Thread Local Storage (TLS) implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.18.1 allows local users to bypass the espfix protection mechanism, and consequently makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism, via a crafted application that makes a set_thread_area system call and later reads a 16-bit value.

EPSS 0.06% · 18.0th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.06%
18.0th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-gke5.4.0-1072.77, 5.4.0-1071.76, 5.4.0-1035.37
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtime6.8.1-1015.16, 0
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-gcp4.15.0-1009.9, 4.15.0-1023.24, *
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11*, 6.11.0-1016.17~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-53.55.1, 6.8.0-52.53.1, 6.8.0-58.60.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-riscv5.4.0-36.41, 5.4.0-30.34, 5.4.0-24.28
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv5.15.0-1015.17, 0, 5.13.0-1004.4
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.155.15.0-1035.42~20.04.1.1, 5.15.0-1036.43~20.04.1.1, 5.15.0-1034.41~20.04.1.2
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-azure4.15.0-1012.12, 5.0.0-1020.21~18.04.1, 5.0.0-1016.17~18.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtime0, 5.15.0-1032.35
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-hwe-edge5.0.0-20.21~18.04.1, 5.0.0-19.20~18.04.1, 5.0.0-17.18~18.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-26.26~24.04.1, 0, *
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.4.0-1065.68+cvm2.1, 5.4.0-1080.83+cvm1.1, 0
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.4.0-1067.71, 0, 5.4.0-1008.9
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic3.16.0-28.38~14.04.1, 0, 3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux3.12.0-2.5, 3.12.0-2.7, 3.13.0-7.25
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtime6.8.0-2019.20, 0
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-raspi20, 5.3.0-1014.16, 5.4.0-1006.6
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11*, 6.11.0-1017.17~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-hwe4.18.0-22.23~18.04.1, 4.18.0-24.25~18.04.1, 4.18.0-25.26~18.04.1

…and 2 more

Timeline

  • Dec 17, 2014 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
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  • Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
  • May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
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