Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE-2014-8181
The kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and MRG-2 does not clear garbage data for SG_IO buffer, which may leaking sensitive information to userspace.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_mrg — versions 2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8181?
- CVE-2014-8181 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2014-8181?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-8181 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.