CVE-2014-4014

The capabilities implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 does not properly consider that namespaces are inapplicable to inodes, which allows local users to bypass intended chmod restrictions by first creating a user namespace, as demonstrated by setting the setgid bit on a file with group ownership of root.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

3.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 88th percentile

Published

2014-06-23

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33824
• vnik5287/cve-2014-4014-privesc2★ · 2019-07-23

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33824

Exploit collections (1)

• CVE-2014-4014helloexp/0day

Security advisories

• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.8
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59220
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/10/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67988
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030394
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107966
• torvalds/linux/commit/23adbe12ef7d3d4195e80800ab36b37bee28cd03
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2013-2094
• CVE-2014-4699
• CVE-2016-6187
• CVE-2017-16995