CVE ID:	CVE-2014-7826
Description:	kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the ftrace subsystem, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via a crafted application.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-7826 70971 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70971 RHSA-2014:1943 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1943.html RHSA-2015:0290 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html RHSA-2015:0864 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html SUSE-SU-2015:0481 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html [oss-security] 20141106 Exploitable issues in Linux perf/ftrace subsystems http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/06/11 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1161565 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1161565 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9 linux-kernel-cve20147826-dos(98556) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98556 openSUSE-SU-2015:0566 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html