CVE-2014-3153

CVE Details

Release Date:	2014-06-04
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's futex subsystem handled the requeuing of certain Priority Inheritance (PI) futexes. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.2
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3038	2014-06-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3039	2014-06-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.2.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3039	2014-06-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.2.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3039	2014-06-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-35.1.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3037	2014-06-06
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-0771	2014-06-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3037	2014-06-06
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3038	2014-06-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3039	2014-06-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3039	2014-06-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3039	2014-06-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-0786	2014-07-23