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CVE-2014-0196

Public on 2014-05-07
Modified on 2014-09-19
Description

The n_tty_write function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly manage tty driver access in the "LECHO & !OPOST" case, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or gain privileges by triggering a race condition involving read and write operations with long strings.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.9
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2014-08-21 11:03 ALAS-2014-392
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2014-05-13 16:40 ALAS-2014-339

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD CVSSv2 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C