CVE-2014-7826

CVE Details

Release Date:2014-11-07

Description


An out-of-bounds memory access flaw, CVE-2014-7825, was found in the syscall tracing functionality of the Linux kernel's perf subsystem. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system. Additionally, an out-of-bounds memory access flaw, CVE-2014-7826, was found in the syscall tracing functionality of the Linux kernel's ftrace subsystem. On a system with ftrace syscall tracing enabled, a local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system, or escalate their privileges.

See more information about CVE-2014-7826 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 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30142015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30152015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.2.el5uek)ELSA-2015-30152015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.2.el5uek)ELSA-2015-30152015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.1.8.el6uek)ELSA-2015-30132015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2015-08642015-04-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30132015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30142015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30152015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.2.el6uek)ELSA-2015-30152015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.2.el6uek)ELSA-2015-30152015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.1.8.el7uek)ELSA-2015-30132015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2015-02902015-03-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30132015-03-13
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2015-00342015-03-16



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