An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's system call auditing implementation. On a system with existing audit rules defined, a local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to leak kernel memory to user space or, potentially, crash the system.
Find out more about CVE-2014-3917 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2014:0913 | 2014-07-22 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2014:1167 | 2014-09-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2014:1143 | 2014-09-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (kernel) | RHSA-2014:1281 | 2014-09-22 |
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