CVE-2014-9914

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 3.15.2 - Use-After-Free via IPv4 UDP Socket Race Condition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96100
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9709674e68646cee5a24e3000b3558d25412203a

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 19.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-362 CWE-416
Status published
Products (2)
google/android < 7.1.1
linux/linux_kernel 3.7.8 - 3.10.45
Published Feb 07, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026