CVE-2014-1438 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2014-1438?

CVE-2014-1438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jan 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The restore_fpu_checking function in arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 on the AMD K7 and K8 platforms does not clear pending exceptions before proceeding to an EMMS instruction, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (task kill) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1438?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1438?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2014-1438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1438, GHSA-xgvj-fh76-mj6g.