Description
kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled with certain syscall rules, allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive single-bit values from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a large value of a syscall number.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 3.3/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1713179
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1143.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1281.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59777
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60011
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/29/5
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102571
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1713179
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1143.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1281.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59777
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60011
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/29/5
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102571
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 5, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified