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CVE-2014-9529

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-9529 describes a race condition in the Linux kernel's key management subsystem (specifically in security/keys/gc.c) affecting versions through 3.18.2, impacting various distributions including Canonical, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, and Red Hat. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating a medium attack complexity and requiring local access, but with high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, including denial of service through memory corruption or system panic. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.2.67CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.3, < 3.4.107CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.5, < 3.10.67CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.11, <= 3.12.37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.13, <= 3.14.31CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 28th 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 (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-229.7.2.rt56.141.6.el7_1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-229.7.2.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-229.rt56.153.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-9529Moderate

kernel: use-after-free during key garbage collection

Dec 29, 2014

References

git.kernel.org
Broken Link
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/99641
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/a3a8784454692dd72e5d5d34dcdab17b4420e74c
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2015/dsa-3128
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/01/06/10
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/71880
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036763
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2511-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2512-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2513-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2514-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2515-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2516-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2517-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2518-1
Third Party Advisory