CVE-2014-7843 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (versions prior to 3.17.4) specifically affecting ARM64 systems. A local attacker can trigger a system crash by reading one byte beyond a /dev/zero page boundary due to an error in the __clear_user function. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating low attack complexity and local access, with the primary impact being system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.17.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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