CVE-2014-3153

unknown KEV

Published 2022-05-25 · Modified 2022-05-25

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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

The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c in Linux kernel does not ensure that calls have two different futex addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Linux
Product: Kernel
Due date: 2022-06-15

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-35370 local linux

Kaiqu Chen · 2014-11-25

Linux Kernel 3.14.5 (CentOS 7 / RHEL) - 'libfutex' Local Privilege Escalation

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_android/local/futex_requeue rank 600

Android 'Towelroot' Futex Requeue Kernel Exploit

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`3.14.5-1`
sid	Fixed	`3.14.5-1`
forky	Fixed	`3.14.5-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`3.14.5-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`3.14.5-1`

References

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

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.