Medium severity · published Oct 13, 2014
CVE-2014-7970
The pivot_root implementation in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not properly interact with certain locations of a chroot directory, which allows local users…
5.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The pivot_root implementation in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not properly interact with certain locations of a chroot directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mount-tree loop) via . (dot) values in both arguments to the pivot_root system call.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 3.17 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Novell
11.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7970
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7970
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60174
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/61142
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/08/21
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70319
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030991
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