Vulnerability Report

CVE-2014-0038

Title: Opensuse Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2014-0038

CWE Category CWE-20
Published Date Feb 06, 2014
Modified Date Apr 29, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 6.9 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
51.52%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2014-0038: The compat_sys_recvmmsg function in net/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.2, when CONFIG_X86_X32 is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a recvmmsg system call with a crafted timeout pointer parameter.

Impacted Vendors

O
opensuse 1
U
ubuntu 1
S
suse 1
L
linux 1

Reference Links

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=DH3Lbg54 http://secunia.com/advisories/56669 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31346 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31347 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.2 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65255 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2094-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2095-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2096-1 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060023 https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338594 https://github.com/saelo/cve-2014-0038 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40503/ http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=DH3Lbg54 http://secunia.com/advisories/56669 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31346 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31347 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.2 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65255 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2094-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2095-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2096-1 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060023 https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338594 https://github.com/saelo/cve-2014-0038 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40503/
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.9
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2014-0038 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31305
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Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40503
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Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31346
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Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31347
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.