CVE-2014-1419

Published: Jul 24, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

6.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Race condition in the power policy functions in policy-funcs in acpi-support before 0.142 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected (2)

Products: Canonical: Acpi Support, Ubuntu Linux

Canonical

2 products

Acpi Support

Ubuntu Linux

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Acpi Support	Up to 0.141
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04

Related CWEs

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (8)

http://secunia.com/advisories/60319

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2984

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2297-1

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/acpi-support/%2Bbug/1340812

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/60319

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2984

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2297-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/acpi-support/%2Bbug/1340812

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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