VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9645
The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as demonstrated by an "ifconfig /usbserial up" command or a…
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.64%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.64%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as demonstrated by an "ifconfig /usbserial up" command or a "mount -t /snd_pcm none /" command.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.64% probability · 49th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- busybox/busybox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=4e314faa0aecb66717418e9a47a4451aec59262bIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72324
- https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=7652Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185707Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html
- https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWuPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-13
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/
- http://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=4e314faa0aecb66717418e9a47a4451aec59262bIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72324
- https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=7652Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185707Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html
- https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWuPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-13
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.