CVE-2014-1419 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in ACPI power policy functions to escalate privileges on affected Linux systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-1419?
CVE-2014-1419 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 24 Jul 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race condition in the power policy functions in policy-funcs in acpi-support before 0.142 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1419?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Canonical Acpi-Support, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1419?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2014-1419 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1419 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1419, DLA-30-1, DSA-2984-1, GHSA-wq8f-v9mm-v4m5.