CVE-2014-4157 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2014-4157?

CVE-2014-4157 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 23 Jun 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

arch/mips/include/asm/thread_info.h in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 on the MIPS platform does not configure _TIF_SECCOMP checks on the fast system-call path, which allows local users to bypass intended PR_SET_SECCOMP restrictions by executing a crafted application without invoking a trace or audit subsystem.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4157?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2014-4157?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-4157 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4157 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
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4157, GHSA-7f7x-29w2-852x.