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CVE-2014-9114

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-9114 describes a critical vulnerability in blkid, a component of util-linux before version 2.26rc-1, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability affects various Fedora and openSUSE distributions, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 2.24.2-1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
47.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0065 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 16,985 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: util-linux-ng
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: util-linux

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-9114Moderate

util-linux: command injection flaw in blkid

Nov 26, 2014

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145188.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146229.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00035.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/98993
github.com / karelzak/util-linux/commit/89e90ae7b2826110ea28c1c0eb8e7c56c3907bdc
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201612-14
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/11/26/21
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/71327
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry