Privilege escalation in Linux Kernel
CVE-2014-3534
arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95069 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secunia.com/advisories/59790 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.8 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/68940 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dab6cf55f81a6e16b8147aed9a843e1691dcd318 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/ (Broken Link)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1030683 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/109546 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)