CVE-2014-4157

arch/mips/include/asm/thread_info.h in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 on the MIPS platform does not configure _TIF_SECCOMP checks on the fast system-call path, which allows local users to bypass intended PR_SET_SECCOMP restrictions by executing a crafted application without invoking a trace or audit subsystem.

CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=137f7df8cead00688524c82360930845396b8a21
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/16/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.8	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/17	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=751417	Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/137f7df8cead00688524c82360930845396b8a21	Exploit Patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=137f7df8cead00688524c82360930845396b8a21
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/16/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.8	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/17	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=751417	Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/137f7df8cead00688524c82360930845396b8a21	Exploit Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2014-06-23 11:21

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2014-4157

Mitre link : CVE-2014-4157

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-4157

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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