CVE-2014-9114

Description

Blkid in util-linux before 2.26rc-1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146229.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/26/21 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168485 issue tracking patch vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/89e90ae7b2826110ea28c1c0eb8e7c56c3907bdc third party advisory patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98993 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00035.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71327 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-14 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145188.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9114?
CVE-2014-9114 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9114?
To fix CVE-2014-9114, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9114 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9114 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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