CVE-2014-4508
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.7 · CWE-189
4.7CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 on 32-bit x86 platforms, when syscall auditing is enabled and the sep CPU feature flag is set, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via an invalid syscall number, as demonstrated by number 1000.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1726110Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlAdvisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/20/1Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58964Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/20/10Advisory