FKIE_CVE-2014-0038
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-02-06 22:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:02
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| opensuse | opensuse | 12.3 |
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