CVE-2014-9585

The vdso_addr function in arch/x86/vdso/vma.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.2 does not properly choose memory locations for the vDSO area, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by guessing a location at the end of a PMD.

Date published : 2015-01-09

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71990

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git;a=commit;h=fbe1bf140671619508dfa575d74a185ae53c5dbb