VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-5332
Race condition in NVMap in NVIDIA Tegra Linux Kernel 3.10 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted NVMAP_IOC_CREATE IOCTL call, which triggers a use-after-free error, as demonstrated by using a race condition to escape the Chrome sandbox.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 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
Race condition in NVMap in NVIDIA Tegra Linux Kernel 3.10 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted NVMAP_IOC_CREATE IOCTL call, which triggers a use-after-free error, as demonstrated by using a race condition to escape the Chrome sandbox.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp
References
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/01/exploiting-nvmap-to-escape-chrome.htmlExploit
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3618Vendor Advisory
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/01/exploiting-nvmap-to-escape-chrome.htmlExploit
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3618Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.