CVE-2018-7995: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

Race condition in the storeintwithrestart function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service panic by leveraging root access to write to the checkinterval file in a /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck directory...

CVE-2017-11473: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

Buffer overflow in the mpoverridelegacyirq function in arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c in the Linux kernel through 3.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted ACPI table...

CVE-2016-3157: Undefined Security Weakness

The switchto function in arch/x86/kernel/process64.c in the Linux kernel does not properly context-switch IOPL on 64-bit PV Xen guests, which allows local guest OS users to gain privileges, cause a denial of service guest OS crash, or obtain sensitive information by leveraging I/O port access...

CVE-2015-2830

arch/x86/kernel/entry64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.19.2 does not prevent the TSCOMPAT flag from reaching a user-mode task, which might allow local users to bypass the seccomp or audit protection mechanism via a crafted application that uses the 1 fork or 2 close system call, as demonstrated b...

CVE-2015-2830: Undefined Security Weakness

arch/x86/kernel/entry64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.19.2 does not prevent the TSCOMPAT flag from reaching a user-mode task, which might allow local users to bypass the seccomp or audit protection mechanism via a crafted application that uses the 1 fork or 2 close system call, as demonstrated b...

CVE-2015-2666: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getmatchingmodelmicrocode function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intelearly.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0 allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges by constructing a crafted microcode header and leveraging root privileges for write access to th...

CVE-2014-9419

The switchto function in arch/x86/kernel/process64.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.1 does not ensure that Thread Local Storage TLS descriptors are loaded before proceeding with other steps, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application...

CVE-2014-9419: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The switchto function in arch/x86/kernel/process64.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.1 does not ensure that Thread Local Storage TLS descriptors are loaded before proceeding with other steps, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application...

CVE-2014-8133

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...

CVE-2014-8133

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...

CVE-2014-9322: Improper Privilege Management

arch/x86/kernel/entry64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.5 does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment SS segment register, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an IRET instruction that leads to access to a GS Base address from the wrong space...

CVE-2014-8133: Undefined Security Weakness

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...

CVE-2014-8134: Undefined Security Weakness

The paravirtopssetup function in arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18 uses an improper paravirtenabled setting for KVM guest kernels, which makes it easier for guest OS users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application that reads a 16-bit value...

CVE-2014-9090

The dodoublefault 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 modifyldt system call, as demonstrated by sigreturn32 i...

CVE-2014-9090: Undefined Security Weakness

The dodoublefault 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 modifyldt system call, as demonstrated by sigreturn32 i...

CVE-2014-4508: Undefined Security Weakness

arch/x86/kernel/entry32.S in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 on 32-bit x86 platforms, when syscall auditing is enabled and the sep CPU feature flag is set, allows local users to cause a denial of service OOPS and system crash via an invalid syscall number, as demonstrated by number 1000...

CVE-2013-2146

arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perfeventintel.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9, when the Performance Events Subsystem is enabled, specifies an incorrect bitmask, which allows local users to cause a denial of service general protection fault and system crash by attempting to set a reserved bit...

CVE-2013-2146: Improper Input Validation

arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perfeventintel.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9, when the Performance Events Subsystem is enabled, specifies an incorrect bitmask, which allows local users to cause a denial of service general protection fault and system crash by attempting to set a reserved bit...

kernel: x86/msr: /dev/cpu/*/msr local privilege escalation

The msropen function in arch/x86/kernel/msr.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 allows local users to bypass intended capability restrictions by executing a crafted application as root, as demonstrated by msr32.c...

CVE-2013-0268

The msropen function in arch/x86/kernel/msr.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 allows local users to bypass intended capability restrictions by executing a crafted application as root, as demonstrated by msr32.c...