CVE-2014-2673
The arch_dup_task_struct function in the Transactional Memory (TM) implementation in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 on the powerpc platform does not properly interact with the clone and fork system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (Program Check and system crash) via certain instructions that are executed with the processor in the Transactional state.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.7 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (35th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-2705)
- Published
- April 1, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-2705 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=621b5060e823301d0cba4cb52a7ee3491922d291
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57436(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66477(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92113(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/621b5060e823301d0cba4cb52a7ee3491922d291(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
Query CVEs from your AI assistant
The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.
Add the CVE brain