CVEvulnerability
CVE-2014-4699
6.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2014-07-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-362
Description
The Linux kernel before 3.15.4 on Intel processors does not properly restrict use of a non-canonical value for the saved RIP address in the case of a system call that does not use IRET, which allows local users to leverage a race condition and gain privileges, or cause a denial of service (double fault), via a crafted application that makes ptrace and fork system calls.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel (>= 2.6.17 < 3.2.61)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.3 < 3.4.97)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.5 < 3.10.47)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.11 < 3.12.25)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.13 < 3.14.11)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.15 < 3.15.4)
• debian debian linux 7.0
• canonical ubuntu linux 10.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 12.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 13.10
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization weakness
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b9cd18de4db3c9ffa7e17b0dc0ca99ed5aa4d43a Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0924.html Third Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3047.html Third Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3048.html Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/05/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/16 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127573/Linux-Kernel-ptrace-sysret-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59633 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59639 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59654 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60220 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60380 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60393 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2972 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34134 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.4 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/04/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/108754 Broken Link
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2266-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2267-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2268-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2269-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2270-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2271-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2272-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2273-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2274-1 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115927 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9cd18de4db3c9ffa7e17b0dc0ca99ed5aa4d43a Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.47 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.11 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.97 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b9cd18de4db3c9ffa7e17b0dc0ca99ed5aa4d43a Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0924.html Third Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3047.html Third Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3048.html Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/05/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/16 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127573/Linux-Kernel-ptrace-sysret-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59633 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59639 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59654 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60220 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60380 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60393 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2972 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34134 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.4 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/04/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/108754 Broken Link
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2266-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2267-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2268-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2269-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2270-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2271-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2272-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2273-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2274-1 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115927 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9cd18de4db3c9ffa7e17b0dc0ca99ed5aa4d43a Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.47 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.11 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.97 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory