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CVE-2014-3917

LOW
3.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled with certain syscall rules, allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive single-bit values from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a large value of a syscall number.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:3.14.7-1CVE-2014-3917
Fixed in:3.14.7-1CVE-2014-3917
Fixed in:3.14.7-1CVE-2014-3917
Fixed in:3.14.7-1CVE-2014-3917
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-33.58USN-2314-1
linux-image-3.13.0-33-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-33.58USN-2314-1
linux-image-3.13.0-33-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-33.58USN-2314-1
linux-image-3.13.0-33-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-33.58USN-2314-1
linux-image-3.13.0-33-powerpc-e500Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-33.58USN-2314-1
linux-image-3.13.0-33-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-33.58USN-2314-1
linux-image-3.13.0-33-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-33.58USN-2314-1
linux-image-3.13.0-33-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-33.58USN-2314-1
linux-image-3.13.0-33-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-33.58USN-2314-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days
28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

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