MGASA-2014-0039

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    MGASA-2014-0039

    Published: 8 Feb 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-0038

    Summary: Updated kernel package fixes a critical security issue

    Details: This kernel update provides an update to 3.12.9 and fixes the following critical security issue: Pageexec reported a bug in the Linux kernel's recvmmsg syscall when called from code using the x32 ABI. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or gain administrator privileges (CVE-2014-0038) It also fixes an issue where some laptops are forced to use vesa driver & No ACPI (mga#6077) For other changes, see the referenced changelog.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0039.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6077, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12522, https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.9

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/kernel?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.12.9-1.mga4

    Affected versions

    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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