CVE-2014-0181

Aliases:UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0181DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0181
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 11
Modified
Published: 27 Apr 2014, 00:00
Last modified:13 Feb 2025, 16:27

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
9/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.54% LOW
1% probability +0.51%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Apr 2014, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
13 Feb 2025, 16:27
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The Netlink implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.14.1 does not provide a mechanism for authorizing socket operations based on the opener of a socket, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify network configurations by using a Netlink socket for the (1) stdout or (2) stderr of a setuid program.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.54%• Percentile: 44%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-264•Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 3.14.9-1 | < 3.14.9-1 | < 3.14.9-1 | < 3.14.9-1

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 3.13.0-35.62

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-realtime

    all | all

  • ubuntu•linux-riscv

    all | all | all

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 3.14.1

  • opensuse•evergreen

    11.4

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

    5

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    5.0

  • suse•linux_enterprise_real_time_extension

    11:sp3

  • suse•linux_enterprise_server

    10:sp4 | 11:sp1

  • suse•suse_linux_enterprise_server

    11

References (21)