SB20240620127 - Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Linux kernel
Published: June 20, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9529)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a3a8784454692dd72e5d5d34dcdab17b4420e74c
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/06/10
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179813
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2512-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2511-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71880
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99641
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a3a8784454692dd72e5d5d34dcdab17b4420e74c