CVE-2014-3153

HIGH7.8⚠ KEVEPSS 68.9%

Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published: 6/7/2014Modified: 4/28/2026Added to CISA KEV: 5/25/2022

Description

The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5 does not ensure that calls have two different futex addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted FUTEX_REQUEUE command that facilitates unsafe waiter modification.

Affected packages (1)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1HIGH7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (1)