Description
The security_context_to_sid_core function in security/selinux/ss/services.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging the CAP_MAC_ADMIN capability to set a zero-length security context.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59262Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59309Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59406Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65459Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062356Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59262Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59309Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59406Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65459Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062356Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 28, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified