{
    "id": "CVE-2014-9322",
    "published": "2014-12-17 11:59:02",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:18:06",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-269",
    "description": "arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.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.",
    "epss_score": "0.01540",
    "epss_percentile": "0.74188",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-10 18:17:12",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "google",
            "product": "android"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "opensuse",
            "product": "evergreen"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_eus"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "suse",
            "product": "suse_linux_enterprise_server"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "44205",
            "title": "Linux Kernel - 'BadIRET' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2017-07-24",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44205"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "36266",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 3.17.5 - IRET Instruction #SS Fault Handling Crash (PoC)",
            "date": "2015-03-04",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36266"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6f442be2fb22be02cafa606f1769fa1e6f894441",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722450701342&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722544401658&w=2",
        "http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/115919",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1998.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2008.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2028.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2031.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0009.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/62336",
        "http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36266",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/15/6",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2491-1",
        "http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-170",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172806",
        "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6f442be2fb22be02cafa606f1769fa1e6f894441",
        "https://help.joyent.com/entries/98788667-Security-Advisory-ZDI-CAN-3263-ZDI-CAN-3284-and-ZDI-CAN-3364-Vulnerabilities",
        "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.5",
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6f442be2fb22be02cafa606f1769fa1e6f894441",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html"
    ]
}