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CVE-2014-4508

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-4508 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel through version 3.15.1 on 32-bit x86 platforms, specifically when syscall auditing is enabled and the SEP CPU feature flag is set. A local attacker can trigger an OOPS and system crash by providing an invalid syscall number. With a CVSS score of 4.7, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, leading to a complete system availability loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.7MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 1,595 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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 (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-754.36.1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-4508Moderate

Kernel: x86_32: BUG in syscall auditing

Jun 16, 2014

References

article.gmane.org / gmane.linux.kernel/1726110
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/06/20/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/58964
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/60564
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.61
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/06/20/10
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2020/11/12/3
securityfocus.com / bid/68126
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2334-1
Third Party Advisory