5.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.3%
The security_context_to_sid_core function in security/selinux/ss/services.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging the CAP_MAC_ADMIN capability to set a zero-length security context.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98
linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
secunia.com/advisories/59262
secunia.com/advisories/59309
secunia.com/advisories/59406
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.4
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/2
www.securityfocus.com/bid/65459
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062356
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98