VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-2889

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-04-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8, when BPF JIT is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long jump after a conditional jump.

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