CVE-2014-3534: debian debian_linux Improper Privilege Management
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-3534 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 01-08-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.46%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
40%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.46% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- linux< 3.14.13-2
- debian_linuxEOL7.0
Ubuntu2 products
- linux-lts-utopic< 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2
- linux-lts-vivid< 3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel< 3.2.62 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.4.101 | ≥ 3.5, < 3.10.51 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.27 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.14.15 | ≥ 3.15, < 3.15.8
3 vendors · 5 products
References
14 links- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.8X Refsource CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dab6cf55f81a6e16b8147aed9a843e1691dcd318X Refsource CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
