Critical severity · published Nov 6, 2019
CVE-2014-3180
In kernel/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17, as used in Google Chrome OS and other products, there is a possible out-of-bounds read
9.1
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In kernel/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17, as used in Google Chrome OS and other products, there is a possible out-of-bounds read. restart_syscall uses uninitialized data when restarting compat_sys_nanosleep. NOTE: this is disputed because the code path is unreachable
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.17 · source: NVD
CO
Chrome OS · Google
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3180
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3180
bugs.chromium.org
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=408827
lkml.org
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/9/7/29
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