CVE-2014-0196

unknown KEV

Published 2023-05-12 · Modified 2023-05-12

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.5

Description

Linux Kernel contains a race condition vulnerability within the n_tty_write function that allows local users to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or gain privileges via read and write operations with long strings.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Linux
Product: Kernel
Due date: 2023-06-02

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-33516 local linux_x86-64

Matthew Daley · 2014-05-26

Linux Kernel 3.14-rc1 < 3.15-rc4 (x64) - Raw Mode PTY Echo Race Condition Privilege Escalation

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`3.14.4-1`
sid	Fixed	`3.14.4-1`
forky	Fixed	`3.14.4-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`3.14.4-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`3.14.4-1`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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