UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4508

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4508

    Published: 23 Jun 2014Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-4508
    Aliases:
    USN-2332-1
    USN-2333-1
    USN-2334-1

    Summary:

    Details: arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 on 32-bit x86 platforms, when syscall auditing is enabled and the sep CPU feature flag is set, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via an invalid syscall number, as demonstrated by number 1000.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4508, http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1726110, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/20/10, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/20/1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2332-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2333-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2334-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2336-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2337-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4508

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-35.62

    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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