CVE-2014-9914

Description

Race condition in the ip4_datagram_release_cb function in net/ipv4/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging incorrect expectations about locking during multithreaded access to internal data structures for IPv4 UDP sockets.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798 third party advisory vdb entry
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9709674e68646cee5a24e3000b3558d25412203a patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2 release notes vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96100 third party advisory vdb entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9709674e68646cee5a24e3000b3558d25412203a patch third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9914?
CVE-2014-9914 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9914?
To fix CVE-2014-9914, 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-2014-9914 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9914 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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