Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-0181
Published: April 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75162
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0181
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions check in Netlink implementation in Linux kernel. A local user can bypass intended access restrictions and modify network configurations by using a Netlink socket for the stdout or stderr of a setuid program.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0181
Install updates from vendor's website.
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.13.0-35.62
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.13.0-35.62~precise1
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.13.0-35.62~precise1
External References
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=139828832919748&w=2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/23/6
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=90f62cf30a78721641e08737bda787552428061e
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.9
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.45
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1959.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/16/3