CVE-2014-4508

medium

Description

arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 on 32-bit x86 platforms, when syscall auditing is enabled and the sep CPU feature flag is set, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via an invalid syscall number, as demonstrated by number 1000.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68126

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/20/10

http://secunia.com/advisories/60564

http://secunia.com/advisories/58964

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/20/1

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1726110

https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.61

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/12/3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-06-23

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0009