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CVE-2014-0038

The compat_sys_recvmmsg function in net/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.2, when CONFIG_X86_X32 is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a recvmmsg system call with a crafted timeout pointer parameter.

Published

2014-02-06T22:55:03.327

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.4.79	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.10.29	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.12.10	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.13.2	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.3	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=DH3Lbg54 Exploit ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/56669 Not Applicable ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31346 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31347 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.2 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/2 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65255 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2094-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2095-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2096-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060023 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338594 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/saelo/cve-2014-0038 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40503/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=DH3Lbg54 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/56669 Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31346 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31347 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.2 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/2 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65255 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2094-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2095-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2096-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060023 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338594 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/saelo/cve-2014-0038 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40503/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)