CVE-2014-9914
Race condition in the ip4_datagram_release_cb function in net/ipv4/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging incorrect expectations about locking during…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Race condition in the ip4_datagram_release_cb function in net/ipv4/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging incorrect expectations about locking during multithreaded access to internal data structures for IPv4 UDP sockets.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 20th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362, CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9709674e68646cee5a24e3000b3558d25412203aIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96100Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9709674e68646cee5a24e3000b3558d25412203aIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9709674e68646cee5a24e3000b3558d25412203aIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96100Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9709674e68646cee5a24e3000b3558d25412203aIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.