arch/mips/include/asm/thread_info.h in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 on the MIPS platform does not configure _TIF_SECCOMP checks on the fast system-call path, which allows local users to bypass intended PR_SET_SECCOMP restrictions by executing a crafted application without invoking a trace or audit subsystem
Published Jun 23, 2014
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.51%
Description
arch/mips/include/asm/thread_info.h in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 on the MIPS platform does not configure _TIF_SECCOMP checks on the fast system-call path, which allows local users to bypass intended PR_SET_SECCOMP restrictions by executing a crafted application without invoking a trace or audit subsystem.
Affected products
No data.
- < 3.14.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 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:P/I:P/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 | 0.51% (0.00511) | 41.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00511) | 39.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.45th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=137f7df8cead00688524c82360930845396b8a21 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/16/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.8 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/17 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4157 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=751417 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/137f7df8cead00688524c82360930845396b8a21 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4157
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4157
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=137f7df8cead00688524c82360930845396b8a21 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/16/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.8 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/17 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4157 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=751417 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/137f7df8cead00688524c82360930845396b8a21 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4157 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4157 |
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