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CVE-2014-0038

Date: February 6, 2014

The compat_sys_recvmmsg function in net/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.2, when CONFIG_X86_X32 is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a recvmmsg system call with a crafted timeout pointer parameter.

Language: C

Severity Score

7.4

Related Resources (22)

Url: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=DH3Lbg54

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/56669

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268

Url: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html

Url: http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31346

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060023

Url: http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31347

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/2

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0038

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038

Url: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40503/

Url: https://github.com/saelo/cve-2014-0038

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2095-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2096-1

Url: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338594

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65255

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-0038

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2094-1

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html

Url: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.2

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-0038

Severity Score

7.4

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.4
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	6.9
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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CVE-2014-0038

Date: February 6, 2014

Language: C

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CVSS v2

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