ALT-PU-2015-1058-2

Package update kernel-image-un-def in branch sisyphus

Version3.18.3-alt1

Published2026-02-04

Max severityLOW

Severity:

Closed issues (1)

LOW2.1

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.

Published: 2015-01-09Modified: 2025-04-12

CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

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

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