⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2022-05-25. Federal agencies required to patch by 2022-06-15. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions..

CVE-2014-3153

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management26 documents13 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
68.9%
top 1.37%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2022-05-25
Due 2022-06-15
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
9
Linux Linux KernelCanonical Ubuntu LinuxOpensuse Opensuse+6 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 7
KEV addedMay 25
KEV dueJun 15
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5 does not ensure that calls have two different futex addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted FUTEX_REQUEUE command that facilitates unsafe waiter modification.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages9 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel3.3 — 3.4.92+4
▶Debianlinux< 3.14.5-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux< 3.13.0-29.53
▶NVDoracle/linux5, 6+1

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, Enterprise Linux 6.2

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

6
GHSA
GHSA-5gr7-gr2q-52gp: The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2014-3153: The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex↗2014-06-07
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CVEList
CVE-2014-3153: The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex↗2014-06-07
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OSV
linux vulnerabilities↗2014-06-05
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Kernel
futex-prevent-requeue-pi-on-same-futex.patch futex: Forbid uaddr == uaddr2 in futex_requeue(..., requeue_pi=1)↗2014-06-03
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💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
Linux Kernel 3.14.5 (CentOS 7 / RHEL) - 'libfutex' Local Privilege Escalation↗2014-11-25
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Exploit-DB
Oracle Forms and Reports 11.1 - Arbitrary Code Execution↗2014-01-29
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🔍Detection Rules

1
YARA
Linux_Exploit_CVE_2014_3153_1c1e02ad↗
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📋Vendor Advisories

13
CISA
Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2022-05-25
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities↗2014-06-27
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities↗2014-06-05
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerability↗2014-06-05
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities↗2014-06-05
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-3153 - Local root vulnerability in Linux kernel futex(2) implementation↗2014-06-18
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-3153 kernel: futex: pi futexes requeue issue [fedora-all]↗2014-06-06
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-3153 kernel: futex: pi futexes requeue issue↗2014-06-02
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