CVE-2014-9710 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2014-9710?

CVE-2014-9710 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 May 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.19 does not ensure that the visible xattr state is consistent with a requested replacement, which allows local users to bypass intended ACL settings and gain privileges via standard filesystem operations (1) during an xattr-replacement time window, related to a race condition, or (2) after an xattr-replacement attempt that fails because the data does not fit.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9710?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9710?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-9710 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9710 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• 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

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Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9710, GHSA-h73c-5hr3-rgjw, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9710.