Improper Input Validation Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,3.13.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3005242
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed28 Feb 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 28 Feb 2014

CVE-2014-1874  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 3.13.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. 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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1