VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-3534

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-08-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references