VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-9914
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.27%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-02-07
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
Race condition in the ip4_datagram_release_cb function in net/ipv4/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging incorrect expectations about locking during multithreaded access to internal data structures for IPv4 UDP sockets.
Weakness classification
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
- CWE-416: Use After Free
Primary references
- security@android.com — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@android.com — Third Party Advisory
- security@android.com — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- security@android.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@android.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@android.com — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory