Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-0205
Published: September 28, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41276
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0205
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing a crafted application that triggers a zero count. A local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly gain privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0205
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.31-22.70, 2.6.32-27.49, 2.6.35-24.42
External References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=7ada876a8703f23befbb20a7465a702ee39b1704
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1365.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1763.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094455
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7ada876a8703f23befbb20a7465a702ee39b1704