UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3153

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3153

    Published: 5 Jun 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-3153
    Aliases:
    USN-2233-1
    USN-2234-1
    USN-2235-1

    Summary:

    Details: The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5 does not ensure that calls have two different futex addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted FUTEX_REQUEUE command that facilitates unsafe waiter modification.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3153, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2233-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2234-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2235-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2236-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2237-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2238-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2239-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2240-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2241-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2260-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3153, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-29.53

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    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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