CVE-2014-3534
Linux Kernel < 3.15.8 - Privilege Escalation via PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA Request
Title source: llmDescription
arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.
References (11)
Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95069
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114089
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59790
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.8
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68940
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dab6cf55f81a6e16b8147aed9a843e1691dcd318
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dab6cf55f81a6e16b8147aed9a843e1691dcd318
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030683
Broken Link vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/109546
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/60351
Scores
EPSS
0.0047
EPSS Percentile
37.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux
7.0
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.2.62
Published
Aug 01, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026