VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-2889
Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8, when BPF JIT is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long jump after a…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8, when BPF JIT is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long jump after a conditional jump.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a03ffcf873fe0f2565386ca8ef832144c42e67fa
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/18/6
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a03ffcf873fe0f2565386ca8ef832144c42e67fa
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a03ffcf873fe0f2565386ca8ef832144c42e67fa
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/18/6
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a03ffcf873fe0f2565386ca8ef832144c42e67fa
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.