CVE-2014-3917
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-3917 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-06-05 17:55:07 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled with certain syscall rules, allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive single-bit values from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a large value of a syscall number. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.14 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.14 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.14 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.14 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.14 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.14 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.14 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.14 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.14 | rc8 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.14.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.14.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.14.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Mrg | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 10.0 | sp4 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0812-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| USN-2334-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Security Advisory SA60564 - Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Gmane -- Mail To News And Back Again | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | article.gmane.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: Linux kernel DoS with syscall auditing | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Security Advisory SA59777 - Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Bug 1102571 – CVE-2014-3917 kernel: DoS with syscall auditing | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Security Advisory SA60011 - Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| USN-2335-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.