UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9645

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9645

    Published: 12 Mar 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9645
    Aliases:
    USN-3935-1

    Summary:

    Details: The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as demonstrated by an "ifconfig /usbserial up" command or a "mount -t /snd_pcm none /" command.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9645, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3935-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9645

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: busybox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4

    Affected versions

    1:1.20.0-8.1ubuntu1
    1:1.20.0-9ubuntu1
    1:1.20.0-9ubuntu2

    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