{"cve":"CVE-2014-9419","nvd":{"published":"2014-12-26T00:59:00.053","modified":"2026-06-17T00:18:19.623","status":"Modified","description":"The __switch_to function in arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.1 does not ensure that Thread Local Storage (TLS) descriptors are loaded before proceeding with other steps, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application that reads a TLS base address.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f647d7c155f069c1a068030255c300663516420e","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:45.729216538+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-9419","score":0.00436,"percentile":0.37932,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}