CVE-2014-0038

The compat_sys_recvmmsg function in net/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.2, when CONFIG_X86_X32 is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a recvmmsg system call with a crafted timeout pointer parameter.

• CWE-20

• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=DH3Lbg54Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/56669Not Applicable
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31346Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31347Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.2Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/2Mailing List
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65255Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2094-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2095-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2096-1Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060023Issue Tracking
• https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338594Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/saelo/cve-2014-0038Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268Exploit, Patch
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40503/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=DH3Lbg54Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/56669Not Applicable
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31346Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31347Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.2Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/2Mailing List
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65255Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2094-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2095-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2096-1Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060023Issue Tracking
• https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338594Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/saelo/cve-2014-0038Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268Exploit, Patch
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40503/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Feb 6, 2014

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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