CVE-2014-9090

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The do_double_fault 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 modify_ldt system call, as demonstrated by sigreturn_32 in the linux-clock-tests test suite.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-17

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Nov 30, 2014
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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