4.7

CVE-2014-4508: canonical ubuntu_linux Numeric Errors

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2021:0181UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4508DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4508
Published 23-06-2014Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-4508 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) Numeric Errors vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.7/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 1
DLA-103-1MGASA-2014-0316MGASA-2014-0318MGASA-2014-0330MGASA-2014-0331MGASA-2014-0332

Timeline

  1. 23-06-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 on 32-bit x86 platforms, when syscall auditing is enabled and the sep CPU feature flag is set, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via an invalid syscall number, as demonstrated by number 1000.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.41% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat20 products
  • kernel< 0:2.6.32-754.36.1.el6
  • kernel-abi-whitelists< 0:2.6.32-754.36.1.el6
  • kernel-debug< 0:2.6.32-754.36.1.el6
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo< 0:2.6.32-754.36.1.el6
  • kernel-debug-devel< 0:2.6.32-754.36.1.el6
Ubuntu18 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-35.62
  • linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fde-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • linux< 3.14.9-1
Linux1 product

5 vendors · 41 products

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