VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-0038
The compat_sys_recvmmsg function in net/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.2, when CONFIG_X86_X32 is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a recvmmsg system call with a crafted timeout pointer parameter.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 35.5%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 35.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The compat_sys_recvmmsg function in net/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.2, when CONFIG_X86_X32 is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a recvmmsg system call with a crafted timeout pointer parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 35.45% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=DH3Lbg54Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56669Not Applicable
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31346Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31347Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/2Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65255Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2094-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2095-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2096-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060023Issue Tracking
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338594Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/saelo/cve-2014-0038Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268Exploit, Patch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40503/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=DH3Lbg54Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56669Not Applicable
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31346Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31347Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/2Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65255Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.