Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-3144

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Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-3144

Published: May 12, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41699
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3144
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows local users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (integer underflow and system crash) via crafted BPF instructions.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2014-3144

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.32-62.125, 3.2.0-65.98, 3.11.0-24.41, 3.13.0-32.57
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.5.0-52.78~precise1
linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.11.0-24.41~precise1
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.13.0-32.57~precise1

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