CVE-2014-3917
Published: 5 June 2014
kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled with certain syscall rules, allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive single-bit values from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a large value of a syscall number.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
An flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's audit subsystem when auditing certain syscalls. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain potentially sensitive single-bit values from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (OOPS).
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | android kernels (goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 13.10 preview kernels android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.04 preview kernels |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
| lucid |
Released
(2.6.32-64.128)
|
|
| precise |
Released
(3.2.0-68.102)
|
|
| saucy |
Released
(3.11.0-26.45)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(3.13.0-33.58)
|
|
| utopic |
Not vulnerable
(3.16.0-3.8)
|
|
| vivid |
Not vulnerable
(3.16.0-23.31)
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(3.19.0-15.15)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-16.19)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-21.37)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-22.24)
|
|
|
Patches: Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 |
||
|
linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Released
(3.2.0-1637.54)
|
|
| saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
|
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
| lucid |
Released
(2.6.32-368.84)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| utopic |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-3.15)
|
|
| vivid |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-3.15)
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.18)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-5.22)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-3.15)
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
|
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
| lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1003.3)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| saucy |
Ignored
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| utopic |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.23)
|
|
| vivid |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.23)
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.24)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.27)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.27)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.27)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
|
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| saucy |
Ignored
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| utopic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
|
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
saucy |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
|
linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Released
(3.5.0-54.81~precise1)
|
|
| saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Released
(3.8.0-44.66~precise1)
|
|
| saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Released
(3.11.0-26.45~precise1)
|
|
| saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Released
(3.13.0-33.58~precise1)
|
|
| saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
|
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2])
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
|
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| saucy |
Ignored
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| saucy |
Ignored
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| utopic |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-5.34)
|
|
| vivid |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-5.34)
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-6.37)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-7.40)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-5.34)
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| saucy |
Ignored
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| utopic |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-6.29)
|
|
| vivid |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-6.29)
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-7.32)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
| lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1008.12)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1013.19)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1009.10)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-1013.15)
|
|
|
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1012.12)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1012.12)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1029.32)
|
|
|
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
saucy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.16~rc1)
|
|
| utopic |
Does not exist
|
|
| vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Released
(3.2.0-1452.72)
|
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3917
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1713179
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2281-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2282-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2285-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2286-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2287-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2289-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2314-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2313-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2334-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2335-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian