CVE-2014-0205

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 28 Sept 2014, 19:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 09:05

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
38/100
CVSS Score
6.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
2 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 Sept 2014, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 09:05
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 13%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-119•Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 2.6.36.4 | 2.6.36 | 2.6.36:rc1 | 2.6.36:rc2 | 2.6.36:rc3 | 2.6.36:rc4 | 2.6.36:rc5 | 2.6.36:rc6 | 2.6.36:rc7 | 2.6.36:rc8 | 2.6.36.1 | 2.6.36.2 | 2.6.36.3

References (6)