CVE-2014-0205

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    CVE-2014-0205

    Published: 28 Sept 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The futex_wait function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly maintain a certain reference count during requeue operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers a zero count.

    References: http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1365.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1763.html, http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7ada876a8703f23befbb20a7465a702ee39b1704, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094455, http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ada876a8703f23befbb20a7465a702ee39b1704

    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
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