CVE-2014-0038
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 35.5%EU EUVD
The compat_sys_recvmmsg function in net/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.2, when CONFIG_X86_X32 is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a recvmmsg system call with a crafted timeout pointer parameter.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 35.5% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-0135)
- Published
- February 6, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-0135 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
- opensuse / opensuse
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=DH3Lbg54(Exploit)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56669(Not Applicable)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31346(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31347(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.2(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/2(Mailing List)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65255(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2094-1(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2095-1(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2096-1(Third Party Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060023(Issue Tracking)
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338594(Third Party Advisory)
- https://github.com/saelo/cve-2014-0038(Third Party Advisory)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268(Exploit, Patch)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40503/(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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