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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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