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CVE-2014-3145

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-3145 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (through version 3.14.3) related to an improper subtraction in the BPF_S_ANC_NLATTR_NEST extension implementation, allowing local users to trigger a system crash via crafted BPF instructions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low-severity local attack requiring no authentication, leading to a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has received some community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.14.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*

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
0.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
47.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0065 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 3,050 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

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 (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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googlepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-123.4.2.el7
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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-2014-3145Moderate

Kernel: filter: prevent nla extensions to peek beyond the end of the message

Apr 13, 2014

References

git.kernel.org
linux.oracle.com / errata/ELSA-2014-3052.html
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/58990
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/59311
Not Applicable
secunia.com / advisories/59597
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/60613
Not Applicable
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/05ab8f2647e4221cbdb3856dd7d32bd5407316b3
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2017-04-01
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2014/dsa-2949
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/6
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/67321
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038201
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2251-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2252-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2259-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2261-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2262-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2263-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2264-1
Third Party Advisory