CVE-2014-4508
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 on 32-bit x86 platforms, when syscall auditing is enabled and the sep CPU feature flag is set, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via an invalid syscall number, as demonstrated by number 1000.
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-189
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (36th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-4435)
- Published
- June 23, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-4435 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1726110(Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/20/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58964(Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/20/10(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/12/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68126(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1(Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.61(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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