CVE-2014-7826
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7826
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-7826.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-7826
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2014-11-10T11:55:08Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the ftrace subsystem, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via a crafted application.
- References
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1943.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/06/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70971
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1161565
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98556
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9