CVE-2014-9645
The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as
02 Description
The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as
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
- 0.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 50.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. 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
- 2017-03-12 06:05Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:47Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-01-24
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 856ed17e9ac3b8daf683c16330b61b81e19a5b4057d9b282207b35272b82a08d
05 Affected products
06 References
- plus.google.comhttps://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu
- bugs.busybox.nethttps://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=7652
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20150124 Re: CVE Request: Linux kernel crypto api unprivileged arbitrary module loadhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201503-13https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-13
- www.securityfocus.com72324http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72324
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185707
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180727 [SECURITY] [DLA 1445-1] busybox security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html
- git.busybox.nethttp://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=4e314faa0aecb66717418e9a47a4451aec59262b
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3935-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/
- seclists.org20200313 SEC Consult SA-20200312-0 :: Authenticated Command Injection in Phoenix Contact TC Router & TC Cloud Clienthttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- busybox Fixed in 1:1.22.0-15
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- busybox Fixed in 1:1.22.0-15
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- busybox Fixed in 1:1.22.0-15
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- busybox Fixed in 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4
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.