CVE-2014-3534 | BDVDB-2026-62995 Detail
Description#
arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95069
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114089
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59790
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68940
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dab6cf55f81a6e16b8147aed9a843e1691dcd318
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dab6cf55f81a6e16b8147aed9a843e1691dcd318
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030683
- http://www.osvdb.org/109546
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60351
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.