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CVE-2014-3122

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-3122 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before version 3.14.3) affecting various Debian and Ubuntu distributions. It stems from improper page locking in the try_to_unmap_cluster function, allowing a local attacker to crash the system by triggering specific memory usage patterns. With a CVSS score of 4.9, it is considered a low-severity vulnerability due to requiring local access and only resulting in a system crash. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.14.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0054 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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 MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.34.el6rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-3122Moderate

Kernel: mm: try_to_unmap_cluster() should lock_page() before mlocking

Mar 19, 2013

References

git.kernel.org
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/59386
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/59599
Broken Link
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/57e68e9cd65b4b8eb4045a1e0d0746458502554c
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2014/dsa-2926
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.3
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/05/01/7
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/67162
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2240-1
Third Party Advisory