kernel: DoS with syscall auditing
Published Jun 5, 2014
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled with certain syscall rules, allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive single-bit values from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a large value of a syscall number.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 10.0
Configuration 2
- 5
- 6.0
- 2.0
Configuration 3
- ≤ 3.14.5
- 3.14
- 3.14
- 3.14
- 3.14
- 3.14
- 3.14
- 3.14
- 3.14
- 3.14
- 3.14.1
- 3.14.2
- 3.14.3
- 3.14.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-371.12.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1143
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-431.29.2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1167
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-0:3.10.0-123.8.1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1281
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.43.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0913
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-371.12.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1143 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-431.29.2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1167 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-0:3.10.0-123.8.1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1281 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.43.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0913 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00363) | 27.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 22.18th | 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 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | 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://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1713179 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1143.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1281.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59777 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60011 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/29/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3917 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102571 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3917
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3917
Change history (0)
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