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CVE-2014-4699

The Linux kernel before 3.15.4 on Intel processors does not properly restrict use of a non-canonical value for the saved RIP address in the case of a system call that does not use IRET, which allows local users to leverage a race condition and gain privileges, or cause a denial of service (double fault), via a crafted application that makes ptrace and fork system calls.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-4699 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from linux, from debian, from canonical organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-07-09T11:07:03.477

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

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-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.2.61	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.4.97	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.10.47	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.12.25	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.14.11	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.15.4	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	13.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b9cd18de4db3c9ffa7e17b0dc0ca99ed5aa4d43a Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0924.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3047.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3048.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/05/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/16 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127573/Linux-Kernel-ptrace-sysret-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59633 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59639 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59654 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60220 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60380 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60393 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2972 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34134 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.4 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/04/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/108754 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2266-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2267-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2268-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2269-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2270-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2271-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2272-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2273-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2274-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115927 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9cd18de4db3c9ffa7e17b0dc0ca99ed5aa4d43a Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.47 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.11 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.97 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b9cd18de4db3c9ffa7e17b0dc0ca99ed5aa4d43a Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0924.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3047.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3048.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/05/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/16 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127573/Linux-Kernel-ptrace-sysret-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59633 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59639 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59654 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60220 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60380 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60393 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2972 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34134 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.4 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/04/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/108754 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2266-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2267-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2268-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2269-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2270-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2271-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2272-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2273-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2274-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115927 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9cd18de4db3c9ffa7e17b0dc0ca99ed5aa4d43a Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.47 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.11 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.97 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.