Stack-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-3181
Published: September 28, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41278
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-2014-3181
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a crafted device that provides a large amount of (1) EHCI or (2) XHCI data associated with an event. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Fedora
kernel
Fedora
kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2014-3181
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
kernel - update to 3.16.3-300.fc21
External References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c54def7bd64d7c0b6993336abcffb8444795bf38
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1318.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/21
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69779
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141173
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=100
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c54def7bd64d7c0b6993336abcffb8444795bf38