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4.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-254. This is going to have an impact on integrity.
The weakness was disclosed 01/14/2015 as confirmed mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8160 since 10/10/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81885 (CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2015:0290)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167678 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for Linux kernel (SUSE-SU-2015:0652-1)).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99996) and Tenable (81885). Further details are available at bugzilla.redhat.com. The entries 10840, 12213, 13142 and 67533 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploiting
Class: 7pk securityCWE: CWE-254
ATT&CK: T1211
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 81885
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2015:0290)
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OpenVAS ID: 800909
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for kernel FEDORA-2015-5024
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Countermeasures
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Patch: db29a9508a9246e77087c5531e45b2c88ec6988b
Timeline
09/25/2014 🔍09/25/2014 🔍
10/10/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: RHSA-2015:0290
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8160 (🔍)
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X-Force: 99996 - Linux Kernel protocol security bypass, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 48069 - Linux Kernel <=3.18 Remote Bypass Restrictions Vulnerability when a Protocol Handler Kernel Module not Loaded, Medium
SecurityFocus: 72061 - Linux Kernel CVE-2014-8160 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 01/20/2015 10:25Updated: 03/02/2022 16:25
Changes: 01/20/2015 10:25 (68), 06/18/2017 09:05 (8), 03/02/2022 16:10 (5), 03/02/2022 16:18 (1), 03/02/2022 16:25 (2)
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