Is CVE-2014-5045 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-5045 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-5045?

CVE-2014-5045 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-5045?

CVE-2014-5045 has an EPSS score of 0.49% (38th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-5045?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 3.14.15-1 or later. Fixes are available for 10 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-5045

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The mountpoint_last function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 does not properly maintain a certain reference count during attempts to use the umount system call in conjunction with a symlink, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via the umount program.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:3.14.15-1CVE-2014-5045

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-35.62USN-2337-1

linux-image-3.13.0-35-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-35.62USN-2337-1

linux-image-3.13.0-35-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-35.62USN-2337-1

linux-image-3.13.0-35-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-35.62USN-2337-1

linux-image-3.13.0-35-powerpc-e500Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-35.62USN-2337-1

linux-image-3.13.0-35-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-35.62USN-2337-1

linux-image-3.13.0-35-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-35.62USN-2337-1

linux-image-3.13.0-35-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-35.62USN-2337-1

linux-image-3.13.0-35-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-35.62USN-2337-1

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

0.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory5

Other references1

git.kernel.org

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