CVE-2014-9903 (GCVE-0-2014-9903)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-06-27 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 14:02
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Summary
The sched_read_attr function in kernel/sched/core.c in the Linux kernel 3.14-rc before 3.14-rc4 uses an incorrect size, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted sched_getattr system call.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2014-02-21 00:00
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