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CVE-2014-3153

high · 7.8Actively exploited

On the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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Added 2022-05-25Remediation due 2022-06-15

The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5 does not ensure that calls have two different futex addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted FUTEX_REQUEUE command that facilitates unsafe waiter modification.

7.8
CVSS
37.2%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
98th
EPSS percentile
2014-06-07
Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
linuxlinux_kernel< 3.2.60
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.3, < 3.4.92
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.5, < 3.10.42
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.11, < 3.12.22
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.13, < 3.14.6
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus6.2
opensuseopensuse11.4
suselinux_enterprise_desktop11
suselinux_enterprise_high_availability_extension11
suselinux_enterprise_real_time_extension11
suselinux_enterprise_server11
suselinux_enterprise_server11
suselinux_enterprise_server11
suselinux_enterprise_server11
canonicalubuntu_linux12.04
canonicalubuntu_linux14.04
oraclelinux5
oraclelinux6

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