VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-1874

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.60%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-02-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

The security_context_to_sid_core function in security/selinux/ss/services.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging the CAP_MAC_ADMIN capability to set a zero-length security context.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references