CVE-2014-7826
kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the ftrace subsystem, which allows local users to gain privileges or
02 Description
kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the ftrace subsystem, which allows local users to gain privileges or
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 47.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-11-10 11:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:03Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-10-03
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b0ac8287269b9341c183f1fc15a8a2d000d370792284ac298f8684b6e7af924a
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141106 Exploitable issues in Linux perf/ftrace subsystemshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/06/11
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0864http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0290http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:0481http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-cve20147826-dos(98556)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98556
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:0566http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- www.securityfocus.com70971http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70971
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1161565
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1943http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1943.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.16.7-ckt2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.16.7-ckt2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.16.7-ckt2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 3.13.0-41.70
- linux-lts-utopic Fixed in 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.