CVE-2014-3122
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.9
Description
The try_to_unmap_cluster function in mm/rmap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.3 does not properly consider which pages must be locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by triggering a memory-usage pattern that requires removal of page-table mappings.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
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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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 3.14.3 |
Ubuntu Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 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 |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=57e68e9cd65b4b8eb4045a1e0d0746458502554c
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/01/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67162
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2240-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1093076
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/57e68e9cd65b4b8eb4045a1e0d0746458502554c
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3122
CWEs
CWE-400
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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