CVE-2014-8133

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.18.1

Description The issue allows local users to bypass the espfix protection mechanism, making it easier to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism. This can be achieved via a crafted application that makes a set thread area system call and later reads a 16-bit value.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.18.1, update to version 3.18.1 or later to resolve the issue.