Is CVE-2014-9529 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9529 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9529?

CVE-2014-9529 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-9529

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Race condition in the key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via keyctl commands that trigger access to a key structure member during garbage collection of a key.

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-362
EPSS score: 0.3% (27th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-9343)
Published: January 9, 2015
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-9343 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
fedoraproject / fedora
fedoraproject / fedora
linux / linux kernel
opensuse / opensuse
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
redhat / enterprise linux workstation

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11039-2020 - archived

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a3a8784454692dd72e5d5d34dcdab17b4420e74c(Broken Link)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/06/10(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71880(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2511-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2512-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179813(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99641(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a3a8784454692dd72e5d5d34dcdab17b4420e74c(Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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