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CVE-2014-0181

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-0181 describes a flaw in the Linux kernel's Netlink implementation (through version 3.14.1), affecting products like openSUSE, Red Hat, and SUSE. This vulnerability allows local users to bypass access restrictions and modify network configurations by leveraging Netlink sockets opened by setuid programs. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), it indicates low attack complexity and local access, resulting in a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.14.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:evergreen:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0054 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-400.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-504.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-123.6.3.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.43.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-0181Moderate

kernel: net: insufficient permision checks of netlink messages

Apr 23, 2014

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Third Party Advisory
marc.info
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2014-1959.html
Third Party Advisory
git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.45
Release NotesVendor Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.9
Release NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/04/23/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2023/04/16/3