CVE-2014-0038

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    CVE-2014-0038

    Published: 6 Feb 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/56669, http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31346, http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31347, http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.2, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65255, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2094-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2095-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2096-1, https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338594, https://github.com/saelo/cve-2014-0038, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40503/, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/2, http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=DH3Lbg54, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060023

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2014-0038 | CVE-DB