CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-9914

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A race condition in the ip4_datagram_release_cb function in the Linux kernel before version 3.15.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging incorrect expectations about locking during multithreaded access to internal data structures for IPv4 UDP sockets.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to systems or service outages, potentially leading to significant disruptions in application and system operations.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 3.15.2 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Race condition in the ip4_datagram_release_cb function in net/ipv4/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging incorrect expectations about locking during multithreaded access to internal data structures for IPv4 UDP sockets.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS