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CVE-2014-9903

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-9903 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting versions 3.14-rc before 3.14-rc4, where an incorrect size calculation in the sched_read_attr function allows local users to extract sensitive information from kernel stack memory. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this low-complexity vulnerability requires local access and can lead to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 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 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-9903Low

kernel: Information leak in sys_sched_getattr()

Feb 16, 2014

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Vendor Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/4efbc454ba68def5ef285b26ebfcfdb605b52755
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/91511