CVE-2014-4157

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 23 Jun 2014, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 11:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
4.6 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 Jun 2014, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 11:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

arch/mips/include/asm/thread_info.h in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 on the MIPS platform does not configure _TIF_SECCOMP checks on the fast system-call path, which allows local users to bypass intended PR_SET_SECCOMP restrictions by executing a crafted application without invoking a trace or audit subsystem.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 14%

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

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 3.14.8

References (6)