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CVE-2014-7826 Detail

Description

kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the ftrace subsystem, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via a crafted application.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1943.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/06/11 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70971 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1161565 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98556 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/086ba77a6db00ed858ff07451bedee197df868c9 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-7826
NVD Published Date:
11/10/2014
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.