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title: "CVE-2014-9645\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-9645

Publication date 12 March 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9645?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The add\_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0
allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading kernel
modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as demonstrated by an
"ifconfig /usbserial up" command or a "mount -t /snd\_pcm none /" command.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| busybox | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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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-2014-9645?format=md#patch-details)

### 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 |
| --- | --- |
| busybox | * Upstream:   [?id=4e3](http://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=4e314faa0aecb66717418e9a47a4451aec59262b) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9645)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9645)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-9645)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9645)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3935-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3935-1)
+ BusyBox vulnerabilities
+ 3 April 2019

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9645>