UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4043

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2014-4043
Downstream
USN-2306-1
Published: 13 Jun 2014, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 09:43

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Jun 2014, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 09:43
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in accordance with the POSIX specification, which allows context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free vulnerabilities.

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•eglibc

    < 2.19-0ubuntu6.1

References (4)