Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-9529
Published: June 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92509
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9529
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9529
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- 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