CVE-2014-1424 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass AppArmor security policies due to a miscompilation flaw in the parser, requiring a patch to restore protection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-1424?
CVE-2014-1424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Nov 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
apparmor_parser in the apparmor package before 2.8.95~2430-0ubuntu5.1 in Ubuntu 14.04 allows attackers to bypass AppArmor policies via unspecified vectors, related to a "miscompilation flaw."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1424?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu, Ubuntu Apparmor.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1424?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2014-1424 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1424 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fq7h-8mv4-76qc, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1424, USN-2413-1.