VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-7826

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.59%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-11-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the ftrace subsystem, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via a crafted application.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references