CVE-2014-9420

CVE-2014-9420 affects the Linux kernel iso9660 isofs rock.c: rock_continue does not bound the number of Rock Ridge continuation entries, allowing a local attacker crafting an ISO image to trigger an infinite loop and cause DoS (system hang/crash) on kernels up to 3.18.1. Public advisories from Ce...

CVE-2014-3647

CVE-2014-3647 affects the Linux kernel KVM emulation path: arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c. The root cause is improper handling of RIP changes during instruction emulation, enabling a local guest OS user to crash the guest (DoS) with a crafted application in kernels up to 3.17.2. The provided connected do...

CVE-2014-7145

CVE-2014-7145 affects the Linux kernel SMB2_tcon() in fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c, where remote CIFS servers can trigger a NULL pointer dereference by deleting the IPC$ share during DFS referrals, potentially causing a denial of service. The issue is fixed in kernel 3.16.3 (per ChangeLog-3.16.3). Connected...

CVE-2014-3145

CVE-2014-3145 is disclosed in multiple Nessus advisories linked to the Linux kernel up to 3.14.3. The vulnerability resides in the BPF_S_ANC_NLATTR_NEST extension within sk_run_filter() in net/core/filter.c, where a reverse-order subtraction allows a local user to trigger an over-read leading to ...

CVE-2014-5472

The CVE-2014-5472 entry affects the Linux kernel up to 3.16.1, where the parse_rock_ridge_inode_internal function in fs/isofs/rock.c is exploitable by local users via a crafted iso9660 image with a self-referential CL entry to cause a denial-of-service (unkillable mount process). Connected Nessus...

CVE-2014-2706

CVE-2014-2706 describes a race condition in the Linux kernel’s mac80211 subsystem (sta_info.c and tx.c) that, when handling network traffic in conjunction with the WLAN_STA_PS_STA (power-save) state, can cause a remote denial of service (system crash). The issue affects kernel versions prior to 3...

CVE-2014-3601

CVE-2014-3601 is a Linux kernel/KVM issue affecting the kvm_iommu_map_pages function in virt/kvm/iommu.c up to kernel 3.16.1. The vulnerability arises from miscalculating the number of pages during a mapping failure, allowing a guest OS user to trigger either host memory corruption (denial of ser...

CVE-2014-4171

CVE-2014-4171 affects mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel up to 3.15.1. The issue is that the interaction between range notification and hole punching is not properly implemented, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (i_mutex hold) by using mmap to access a hole. Demonstrations in the so...

CVE-2013-7339

The CVE-2013-7339 issue affects the Linux kernel up to version 3.12.7 (fixed in 3.12.8) where the rds_ib_laddr_check function in net/rds/ib.c allows a local attacker to trigger a NULL pointer dereference via a bind(2) call on an RDS socket on systems without RDS transports. This can cause a denia...

CVE-2014-4652

CVE-2014-4652 affects the Linux kernel ALSA sound subsystem. A race condition in the tlv handler (snd_ctl_elem_user_tlv) within sound/core/control.c before version 3.15.2 allows local users to read kernel memory via /dev/snd/controlCX. Impact is partial confidentiality of kernel memory. The vulne...

CVE-2014-8709

The CVE affects the Linux kernel: ieee80211_fragment in net/mac80211/tx.c, vulnerable in versions before 3.13.5 due to an improperly maintained tail pointer which can allow remote attackers to read packets and obtain cleartext information. A fix is available in Linux kernel 3.13.5 and later (see ...

CVE-2014-8884

CVE-2014-8884 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4, specifically in the ttusbdecfe_dvbs_diseqc_send_master_cmd function (drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusbdecfe.c). A large ioctl message length can allow local users to cause a system crash (DoS) or potentially ...

CVE-2014-3184

The CVE-2014-3184 entry concerns the Linux kernel HID subsystem prior to 3.16.2, where report_fixup can be abused by a crafted device with a small HID report descriptor to trigger an out-of-bounds write and denial of service when the device is physically proximate. Affected components include HID...

CVE-2012-6638

CVE-2012-6638 (Linux kernel) affects the tcp_rcv_state_process in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c and can cause a DoS due to a flood of SYN+FIN packets. The vulnerability exists in kernels before 3.2.24 and is fixed in the 3.2.24 update (per ChangeLog-3.2.24). Exploitation is described as remote and results...

CVE-2013-7281

CVE-2013-7281 affects the Linux kernel’s dgram_recvmsg in net/ieee802154/dgram.c and allows local users to leak kernel stack memory by updating a length value without initializing an associated data structure. The issue is fixed in kernel 3.12.4 (patch referenced in changelog), with exposure via ...

CVE-2014-5207

CVE-2014-5207 affects the Linux kernel up to version 3.16.1. The flaw occurs in fs/namespace.c where clearing MNT_NODEV, MNT_NOSUID, MNT_NOEXEC and changing MNT_ATIME_MASK during a remount of a bind mount is not properly restricted, allowing local users to gain privileges, interfere with backups/...

CVE-2014-9090

CVE-2014-9090 affects the Linux kernel up to 3.17.4, where do_double_fault in arch/x86/kernel/traps.c mishandles SS fault conditions, allowing local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via modify_ldt (demonstrated by sigreturn_32 in linux-clock-tests). The issue was addressed by a patch li...

CVE-2014-8369

The CVE-2014-8369 flaw affects the Linux kernel and is caused by a miscalculation in kvm_iommu_map_pages (virt/kvm/iommu.c) when handling a mapping failure. The vulnerability exists in kernels up to 3.17.2 and arises from an incorrect fix for CVE-2014-3601. This allows guest OS users with privile...

CVE-2014-3181

CVE-2014-3181 affects the Linux kernel HID Magic Mouse driver (drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c, function magicmouse_raw_event) through version 3.16.3. It results in stack-based buffer overflows when processing large EHCI or XHCI data from a device, enabling physically proximate attackers to cause a ...

CVE-2014-4655

CVE-2014-4655 affects the Linux kernel ALSA control path: snd_ctl_elem_add in sound/core/control.c does not correctly maintain user_ctl_count, enabling a local DoS via a large number of SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_REPLACE calls to /dev/snd/controlCX. Affected: Linux kernel prior to 3.15.2 (ALSA control ...

CVE-2013-7265

CVE-2013-7265 affects the Linux kernel; the pn_recvmsg function in net/phonet/datagram.c updates a length value before the associated data structure is initialized, enabling local users to read sensitive kernel stack memory via recvfrom/recvmmsg/recvmsg calls. Impact is a local information leak. ...

CVE-2014-1446

CVE-2014-1446 affects the Linux kernel up to version 3.12.7, where the yam_ioctl handler in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c fails to initialize a structure member. This can allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN to leak kernel memory via an SIOCYAMGCFG ioctl, enabling information disclosure. The ex...

CVE-2014-1739

CVE-2014-1739 affects the Linux kernel before 3.14.6, where the function media_device_enum_entities in drivers/media/media-device.c fails to initialize a data structure. This leads to an information disclosure vulnerability: a local attacker with access to /dev/media0 can read kernel memory throu...

CVE-2014-3940

CVE-2014-3940 affects the Linux kernel up to version 3.14.5, where hugetlb handling during hugepage migration can enable local users to trigger a race condition that may lead to memory corruption or a system crash. The issue is tied to the code paths in fs/proc/task_mmu.c and mm/mempolicy.c and i...

CVE-2014-7826

CVE-2014-7826 affects the Linux kernel up to 3.17.2, where kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c in the ftrace subsystem mishandles private syscall numbers. This can allow a local user to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via an crafted application (invalid pointer dereference). Connected advi...

CVE-2014-7825

CVE-2014-7825 affects the Linux kernel up to 3.17.2, specifically the file kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of private syscall numbers when using the perf subsystem, enabling a local attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read and OOPS, and potentially ...

CVE-2014-8086

CVE-2014-8086 : A race condition in the Linux kernel’s ext4_file_write_iter (fs/ext4/file.c) up to version 3.17 can enable a local attacker to cause a denial of service (file unavailability) by racing a write action with an F_SETFL O_DIRECT flag operation. Affected software is the Linux kernel be...

CVE-2014-4027

CVE-2014-4027 affects the Linux kernel prior to 3.14. The flaw is in the rd_build_device_space function (drivers/target/target_core_rd.c), where a data structure is not properly initialized, enabling local users to read sensitive information from ramdisk_mcp memory by abusing access to a SCSI ini...

CVE-2013-7264

The CVE-2013-7264 issue affects the Linux kernel up to version 3.12.3, specifically the l2tp_ip_recvmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c. The vulnerability arises because a length value is updated before ensuring that the associated data structure is initialized, enabling a local attacker to leak k...

CVE-2014-4014

The CVE-2014-4014 issue is a Linux kernel local privilege escalation affecting versions before 3.14.8. The root cause is that namespaces are inapplicable to inodes, allowing a local user who creates a user namespace to bypass chmod restrictions by setting the setgid bit on a file with root group ...

CVE-2014-1438

The CVE-2014-1438 entry concerns the Linux kernel prior to 3.12.8 on AMD K7/K8 platforms. The restore_fpu_checking function in arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h does not clear pending FPU exceptions before an EMMS instruction, enabling local users to cause a denial of service (task kill) or pot...

CVE-2014-3185

CVE-2014-3185 affects the Linux kernel’s Whiteheat USB Serial Driver (drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c). The vulnerability allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by presenting a crafted USB device that suppli...

CVE-2013-7266

CVE-2013-7266 affects the Linux kernel code path in drivers/isdn/mISDN/socket.c up to version 3.12.3. The function mISDN_sock_recvmsg does not consistently validate length against the related data structure, enabling local attackers to read kernel memory via (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) rec...

CVE-2013-7270

The CVE-2013-7270 issue affects the Linux kernel prior to 3.12.4, where packet_recvmsg in net/packet/af_packet.c updates a length value before initializing an associated data structure. This can enable local attackers to read kernel memory via recvfrom, recvmmsg, or recvmsg. Remediation is to upg...

CVE-2014-1445

Technical details for CVE-2014-1445 are not publicly provided in the supplied documents. The initial description contains core details, but no additional technical specifics are found in connected documents. Monitor for updates.

CVE-2014-3534

CVE-2014-3534 (Linux kernel, s390) : The vulnerability in arch/s390/kernel/ ptrace.c allows a local user to bypass restrictions on address-space control with PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA, gaining read/write access to kernel memory and potentially elevation of privileges via a crafted ptrace call. Affected...

CVE-2014-4611

CVE-2014-4611 concerns an integer overflow in the LZ4 implementation used in Yann Collet LZ4 prior to r118 and in the Linux kernel’s lz4_decompress.c (linux kernel before 3.15.2) on 32-bit platforms. A crafted Literal Run can trigger improper handling, enabling context-dependent attackers to caus...

CVE-2014-0206

CVE-2014-0206 is an array index error in aio_read_events_ring (fs/aio.c) of the Linux kernel up to version 3.15.1. It enables local users to read sensitive data from kernel memory by supplying a large head value. The provided connected documents confirm the affected file and vulnerability type bu...

CVE-2014-4667

CVE-2014-4667 affects the Linux kernel: the sctp_association_free function in net/sctp/associola.c before version 3.15.2 fails to properly manage a specific backlog value, enabling remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (socket outage) via a crafted SCTP packet. The vulnerability is root...

CVE-2014-8989

CVE-2014-8989 affects the Linux kernel up to 3.17.4, where dropping supplemental group memberships in certain namespace scenarios is not properly restricted. This enables a local attacker to bypass file permissions by abusing a POSIX ACL entry for the group category that is more restrictive than ...

CVE-2014-0155

The CVE-2014-0155 entry concerns the Linux kernel up to 3.14.1, where the ioapic_deliver function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c does not properly validate the return value of kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic. This can allow a guest OS user to trigger a host OS denial of service (host crash) via a crafted entry in...

CVE-2014-2568

Use-after-free in Linux kernel: nfqnl_zcopy in nfnetlink_queue_core.c (up to 3.13.6) can leak kernel memory by exploiting missing orphaning; code later moved to skb_zerocopy before the vulnerability was announced. Affected component is the kernel’s net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c path; explo...

CVE-2014-0049

CVE-2014-0049 affects the Linux kernel up to version 3.13.5 via a buffer overflow in the complete_emulated_mmio path of arch/x86/kvm/x86.c. The flaw allows a guest OS user to trigger an invalid memory copy that can lead to arbitrary code execution on the host. The published fix is in Linux kernel...

CVE-2014-1690

The vulnerability CVE-2014-1690 affects the Linux kernel’s net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c before 3.12.8. An IRC DCC session with incorrect NAT mangle data can allow a remote attacker to read kernel memory. Impact is information disclosure; exploitation context is remote over the network. The fixed ve...

CVE-2014-2672

CVE-2014-2672 : A race condition in the Linux kernel’s ath9k driver (ath_tx_aggr_sleep in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c) before 3.13.7 can be triggered by a high volume of network traffic, enabling remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash). Public sources in connected d...

CVE-2014-2038

CVE-2014-2038 affects the Linux kernel via the nfs_can_extend_write flaw in fs/nfs/write.c (before 3.13.3). The vulnerability relies on a write delegation to extend a write operation without an up‑to‑date verification, enabling local attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory data by writing to ...

CVE-2014-0203

CVE-2014-0203 affects the Linux kernel up to version 2.6.32.x, where the __do_follow_link function in fs/namei.c mishandles the last pathname component for certain filesystems, enabling a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (incorrect free operations and system crash) via an open() call...

CVE-2014-1444

Technical details beyond the Initial Description are not publicly provided in the connected documents. Monitor for updates from upstream advisories to confirm affected products, versions, and fixes.

CVE-2014-6416

CVE-2014-6416 describes a buffer overflow in net/ceph/auth_x.c used by Ceph within the Linux kernel prior to 3.16.3. An unencrypted, long auth ticket can be exploited remotely to trigger memory corruption and a kernel panic (DoS). Connected advisories reiter the same root cause and impact. Remedi...

CVE-2012-6647

The CVE-2012-6647 issue affects the Linux kernel futex_wait_requeue_pi implementation in kernel/futex.c, vulnerable in versions before 3.5.1. The flaw allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted FUTEX_WAIT_REQUEUE_PI command resulting in a NULL pointer dereference and syste...