CVE-2014-0205
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.9
VIR risk
6.9
Description
The futex_wait function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly maintain a certain reference count during requeue operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers a zero count.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0205
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.6.37 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.6.37 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.6.37 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.6.37 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.6.37 |
| linux-kernel | affected | | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.36 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.36.1 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.36.2 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 2.6.36.3 | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ada876a8703f23befbb20a7465a702ee39b1704
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1365.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1763.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094455
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7ada876a8703f23befbb20a7465a702ee39b1704
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0205
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.