CVE-2014-3153
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jun 7, 2014
- Updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Reserved
- May 3, 2014
Description
The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5 does not ensure that calls have two different futex addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted FUTEX_REQUEUE command that facilitates unsafe waiter modification.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- 67906vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0878vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140605 Re: Linux kernel futex local privilege escalation (CVE-2014-3153)mailing-list
- 59029third-party-advisory
- DSA-2949vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2014:1316vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2014:0796vendor-advisory
- 59262third-party-advisory
- 58990third-party-advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=13fbca4c6ecd96ec1a1cfa2e4f2ce191fe928a5e
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54a217887a7b658e2650c3feff22756ab80c7339
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e9c243a5a6de0be8e584c604d353412584b592f8
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3037.html
- 59153third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140606 Re: Linux kernel futex local privilege escalation (CVE-2014-3153)mailing-list
- 59309third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e9c243a5a6de0be8e584c604d353412584b592f8
- 1030451vdb-entry
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
- SUSE-SU-2014:0775vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:0800vendor-advisory
- USN-2237-1vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2014:1319vendor-advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3039.html
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b3eaa9fc5cd0a4d74b18f6b8dc617aeaf1873270
- 58500third-party-advisory
- USN-2240-1vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1103626
- 59386third-party-advisory
- 35370exploit
- 59599third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2014:0837vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140605 Linux kernel futex local privilege escalation (CVE-2014-3153)mailing-list
- 59092third-party-advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3038.html
- [oss-security] 20210201 Re: Linux Kernel: local priv escalation via futexesmailing-list
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/01/4
- https://elongl.github.io/exploitation/2021/01/08/cve-2014-3153.html
- https://github.com/elongl/CVE-2014-3153
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-3153government-resource
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