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CVE-2014-3153highunder attack

CVE-2014-3153

100Vexday Risk Score

Patch now. It under exploitation confirmed by CISA and has a working public exploit.

ssvc Actcvss 7.8epss 37%
from disclosure to weapon47 days
Published on NVDJun 7
1st PoC+47d
metasploitMay 3
CISA KEV+2909d
exploitation probability
37%top 2% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
yesCISA + VulnCheck
20 public exploit(s)
Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2022-06-15

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In short

A flaw in Linux kernel's futex (fast userspace mutex) handling allows a local user to manipulate system processes by sending a specially crafted command, leading to privilege escalation.

Technical detail

The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c fails to validate that requeue operations involve distinct futex addresses, allowing local attackers to exploit unsafe waiter list manipulation via a crafted FUTEX_REQUEUE syscall to achieve privilege escalation.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5 does not ensure that calls have two different futex addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted FUTEX_REQUEUE command that facilitates unsafe waiter modification.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
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