CVE-2014-0038

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-20 Input Validation

Publication date:

06/02/2014

Last modified:

11/04/2025

Description

The compat_sys_recvmmsg function in net/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.2, when CONFIG_X86_X32 is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a recvmmsg system call with a crafted timeout pointer parameter.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

6.90

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	3.4 (including)	3.4.79 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	3.5 (including)	3.10.29 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	3.11 (including)	3.12.10 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	3.13 (including)	3.13.2 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:::::::*

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CVE-2014-0038

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

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