kernel: s390: ptrace: insufficient sanitization when setting psw mask
Published Aug 1, 2014
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.46%
Description
arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 3.2.62
- ≥ 3.3 · < 3.4.101
- ≥ 3.5 · < 3.10.51
- ≥ 3.11 · < 3.12.27
- ≥ 3.13 · < 3.14.15
- ≥ 3.15 · < 3.15.8
Configuration 2
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-0:3.10.0-123.6.3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1023
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-0:3.10.0-123.6.3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1023 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 37.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00469) | 36.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 19.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dab6cf55f81a6e16b8147aed9a843e1691dcd318 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59790 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60351 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.8 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/109546 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68940 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030683 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3534 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114089 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95069 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dab6cf55f81a6e16b8147aed9a843e1691dcd318 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3534
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3534
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