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CVE-2014-9529

MEDIUM
6.9
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Race condition in the key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via keyctl commands that trigger access to a key structure member during garbage collection of a key.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt4-1CVE-2014-9529
Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt4-1CVE-2014-9529
Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt4-1CVE-2014-9529
Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt4-1CVE-2014-9529
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-46.75USN-2516-1
linux-image-3.13.0-46-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-46.75USN-2516-1
linux-image-3.13.0-46-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-46.75USN-2516-1
linux-image-3.13.0-46-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-46.75USN-2516-1
linux-image-3.13.0-46-powerpc-e500Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-46.75USN-2516-1
linux-image-3.13.0-46-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-46.75USN-2516-1
linux-image-3.13.0-46-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-46.75USN-2516-1
linux-image-3.13.0-46-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-46.75USN-2516-1
linux-image-3.13.0-46-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-46.75USN-2516-1
linux-image-3.16.0-31-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1
linux-image-3.16.0-31-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1
linux-image-3.16.0-31-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1
linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1
linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1
linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1
linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1
linux-lts-utopicUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1

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

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days
26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2018-15473Medium5.399%-Fix
CVE-2024-27983High8.287%-Fix
CVE-2014-0226Medium6.886%-Fix
CVE-2016-5195High7.084%KEVFix
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