SB2014060704 - Improper privilege management in Linux kernel 

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SB2014060704 - Improper privilege management in Linux kernel

Published: June 7, 2014 Updated: June 20, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2014060704
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3153)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management error within the futex_requeue() and futex_wait_requeue_pi() functions in kernel/futex.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References