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CVE-2014-4699

Date: July 9, 2014

The Linux kernel before 3.15.4 on Intel processors does not properly restrict use of a non-canonical value for the saved RIP address in the case of a system call that does not use IRET, which allows local users to leverage a race condition and gain privileges, or cause a denial of service (double fault), via a crafted application that makes ptrace and fork system calls.

Language: C

Severity Score

7.4

Related Resources (37)

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/59633

Url: http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3047.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/59654

Url: http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0924.html

Url: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/05/4

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b9cd18de4db3c9ffa7e17b0dc0ca99ed5aa4d43a

Url: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/5

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/59639

Url: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9cd18de4db3c9ffa7e17b0dc0ca99ed5aa4d43a

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2972

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/04/4

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2267-1

Url: http://www.osvdb.org/108754

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2266-1

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/60380

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-4699

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2269-1

Url: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/16

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2268-1

Url: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.4

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/60220

Url: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.11

Url: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127573/Linux-Kernel-ptrace-sysret-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html

Url: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.97

Url: http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34134

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2274-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2273-1

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4699

Url: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.47

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/60393

Url: http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3048.html

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4699

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2270-1

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115927

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2272-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2271-1

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-4699

Severity Score

7.4

Weakness Type (CWE)

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CWE-362

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-2014-4699

Date: July 9, 2014

Language: C

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