CVE-2014-1874 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting the security_context_to_sid_core function. This flaw allows a local attacker with CAP_MAC_ADMIN capabilities to crash the system by setting a zero-length security context. With a CVSS score of 4.9, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring local access and user privileges to exploit, leading to a complete system availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been identified for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.13.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:ltss:*:*:* | ||
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
12.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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