CVE-2014-9529

Published: Jan 9, 2015Modified: 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 key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via keyctl commands that trigger access to a key structure member during garbage collection of a key.

Affected (39)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel · Redhat: Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Enterprise Linux Server Tus, Enterprise Linux Workstation · Opensuse: Opensuse · +3 more

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Linux: Linux Kernel · Redhat: Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Enterprise Linux Server Tus, Enterprise Linux Workstation · Opensuse: Opensuse · Fedoraproject: Fedora · Debian: Debian Linux · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Redhat

6 products

Enterprise Linux Desktop

Enterprise Linux Server

Enterprise Linux Server Aus

Enterprise Linux Server Eus

Enterprise Linux Server Tus

Enterprise Linux Workstation

1 product

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	version < 3.2.67
Linux Linux Kernel	3.11 ≤ version ≤ 3.12.37
Linux Linux Kernel	3.13 ≤ version ≤ 3.14.31
Linux Linux Kernel	3.15 ≤ version < 3.16.35
Linux Linux Kernel	3.17 ≤ version < 3.18.5
Linux Linux Kernel	3.3 ≤ version < 3.4.107
Linux Linux Kernel	3.5 ≤ version < 3.10.67

Configuration B

23 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus	Version 6.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus	Version 7.3
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus	Version 7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus	Version 7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus	Version 7.7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus	Version 6.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus	Version 7.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus	Version 7.2
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus	Version 7.3
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus	Version 7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus	Version 7.5
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus	Version 7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus	Version 7.7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus	Version 6.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus	Version 7.3
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus	Version 7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus	Version 7.7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 7.0

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1

Configuration D

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 20
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 21

Configuration E

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 7.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Configuration F

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 10.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.10

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 (46)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a3a8784454692dd72e5d5d34dcdab17b4420e74c

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/06/10

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71880

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2511-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2512-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179813

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99641

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a3a8784454692dd72e5d5d34dcdab17b4420e74c

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a3a8784454692dd72e5d5d34dcdab17b4420e74c