CVE-2014-3917

CVE Details

Release Date:2014-05-28

Description


An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's system call auditing implementation. On a system with existing audit rules defined, a local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to leak kernel memory to user space or, potentially, crash the system.

See more information about CVE-2014-3917 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 4.7 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2014-11432014-09-04
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2014-1143-12014-09-04
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-30732014-09-10
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-30742014-09-10
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.8.el5uek)ELSA-2014-30732014-09-10
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-371.12.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2014-1143-12014-09-04
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-371.12.1.el5)ELSA-2014-11432014-09-04
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.8.el5uek)ELSA-2014-30732014-09-10
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-371.12.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2014-1143-12014-09-04
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-371.12.1.el5)ELSA-2014-11432014-09-04
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.1.1.el6uek)ELSA-2014-30722014-09-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2014-11672014-09-09
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-30722014-09-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-30732014-09-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-30742014-09-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.8.el6uek)ELSA-2014-30732014-09-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.8.el6uek)ELSA-2014-30732014-09-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.1.1.el7uek)ELSA-2014-30722014-09-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2014-12812014-09-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-30722014-09-10



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