CVE-2014-1874

N/A Unknown
Published: February 28, 2014 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The security_context_to_sid_core function in security/selinux/ss/services.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging the CAP_MAC_ADMIN capability to set a zero-length security context.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59262
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59309
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59406
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65459
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062356
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59262
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59309
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59406
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65459
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062356
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory

46 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
17th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

linux canonical suse

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