CVE-2014-7826

2014-11-1000:00:00

ubuntu.com

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.2 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.3%

JSON

kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not
properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the ftrace subsystem,
which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service
(invalid pointer dereference) via a crafted application.

Bugs

<https://launchpad.net/bugs/1392008>

Notes

Author	Note
jdstrand	android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.04 preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux< 3.2.0-73.108UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux< 3.13.0-41.70UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.10noarchlinux< 3.16.0-26.35UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-armadaxp< 3.2.0-1642.60UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-lts-trusty< 3.13.0-41.70~precise1UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux-lts-utopic< 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-ti-omap4< 3.2.0-1457.77UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux	< 3.2.0-73.108	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	linux	< 3.13.0-41.70	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.10	noarch	linux	< 3.16.0-26.35	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-armadaxp	< 3.2.0-1642.60	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-lts-trusty	< 3.13.0-41.70~precise1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	linux-lts-utopic	< 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-ti-omap4	< 3.2.0-1457.77	UNKNOWN