Vulnerability Details CVE-2014-9903
The sched_read_attr function in kernel/sched/core.c in the Linux kernel 3.14-rc before 3.14-rc4 uses an incorrect size, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted sched_getattr system call.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 28.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4efbc454ba68def5ef285b26ebfcfdb605b52755
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91511
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4efbc454ba68def5ef285b26ebfcfdb605b52755
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4efbc454ba68def5ef285b26ebfcfdb605b52755
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91511
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4efbc454ba68def5ef285b26ebfcfdb605b52755
Products affected by CVE-2014-9903
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.14