mdadm: Improper sanitization of device names allows arbitrary command execution
Published Jun 8, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.51%
Description
The mdcheck script of the mdadm package for openSUSE 13.2 prior to version 3.3.1-5.14.1 does not properly sanitize device names, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- < 3.3.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mdadm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mdadm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
mdadm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
mdadm
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mdadm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mdadm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | mdadm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | mdadm | Not affected | n/a |
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00505) | 40.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00505) | 38.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00139) | 31.27th | 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 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5220 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1589839 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910500 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00069.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5220
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5220
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5220 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1589839 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910500 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00069.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5220 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5220 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.