A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's keys subsystem handled the termination condition in the associative array garbage collection functionality. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system.
Find out more about CVE-2014-3631 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue does not affect versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 may address this issue.
Base Score | 4.9 |
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Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Complete |
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Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (kernel) | RHSA-2014:1971 | 2014-12-09 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |