CVE-2014-0038 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2014-0038?

CVE-2014-0038 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Feb 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The compat_sys_recvmmsg function in net/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.2, when CONFIG_X86_X32 is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a recvmmsg system call with a crafted timeout pointer parameter.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0038?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0038?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2014-0038 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-0038 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 4 Exploit-DB entries and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0038, GHSA-wvfw-q8jv-g9r2, MGASA-2014-0039, MGASA-2014-0046, MGASA-2014-0061, MGASA-2014-0063.