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CVE-2014-9645

The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as demonstrated by an "ifconfig /usbserial up" command or a "mount -t /snd_pcm none /" command.

Published

2017-03-12T06:59:00.147

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	busybox	busybox	≤ 1.22.1	Yes

References

http://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=4e314faa0aecb66717418e9a47a4451aec59262b Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72324 ([email protected])
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=7652 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185707 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html ([email protected])
https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-13 ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/ ([email protected])
http://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=4e314faa0aecb66717418e9a47a4451aec59262b Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72324 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=7652 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185707 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-13 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)