---
title: "CVE-2014-2039\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2039?format=md
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# CVE-2014-2039

Publication date 28 February 2014

Last updated 4 July 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

arch/s390/kernel/head64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.13.5 on the s390
platform does not properly handle attempted use of the linkage stack, which
allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by executing
a crafted instruction.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2039?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| linux-goldfish | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-grouper | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-maguro | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-mako | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-manta | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-flo | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux | 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored |
| linux-2.6 | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-armadaxp | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-ec2 | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored |
| linux-fsl-imx51 | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| linux-linaro-omap | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-linaro-shared | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-linaro-vexpress | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-lts-quantal | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-lts-raring | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-lts-saucy | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-lts-trusty | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| linux-mvl-dove | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| linux-qcm-msm | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| linux-ti-omap4 | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2039?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

android kernels (goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not
supported on the Ubuntu Touch 13.10 preview kernels

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### [henrix](https://launchpad.net/~henrix)

This is a s390-specific CVE, so we don't care about it in Ubuntu kernels

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| linux | * Introduced by   [1da177e](https://git.kernel.org/linus/1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2),   fixed by   [8d7f669](https://git.kernel.org/linus/8d7f6690cedb83456edd41c9bd583783f0703bf0) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2039)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2039)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-2039)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2039)

### Other references

* <https://git.kernel.org/linus/8d7f6690cedb83456edd41c9bd583783f0703bf0>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2039>
