CVE-2014-3631

Description

The assoc_array_gc function in the associative-array implementation in lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3 does not properly implement garbage collection, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via multiple keyctl newring operations followed by a keyctl timeout operation.

Risk Information

Base Score

8.4

MODERATE

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.348

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty (USN-2378-1) linux-image-3.13.0-37-generic_3.13.0-37.64~precise1_i386.deb	Linux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty (USN-2378-1) linux-image-3.13.0-37-generic_3.13.0-37.64~precise1_amd64.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-2379-1) linux-image-3.13.0-37-generic_3.13.0-37.64_i386.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-2379-1) linux-image-3.13.0-37-generic_3.13.0-37.64_amd64.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-2379-1) linux-image-3.13.0-37-lowlatency_3.13.0-37.64_i386.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-2379-1) linux-image-3.13.0-37-lowlatency_3.13.0-37.64_amd64.deb	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234