CVE - CVE-2014-0196

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-0196	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The n_tty_write function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly manage tty driver access in the "LECHO & !OPOST" case, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or gain privileges by triggering a race condition involving read and write operations with long strings.
References
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MISC:106646 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/106646~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:33516 URL:http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33516 MISC:59218 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/59218 MISC:59262 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/59262 MISC:59599 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/59599 MISC:DSA-2926 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926 MISC:DSA-2928 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2928 MISC:RHSA-2014:0512 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0512.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2014:0667 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00007.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2014:0683 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00012.html MISC:USN-2196-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2196-1 MISC:USN-2197-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2197-1 MISC:USN-2198-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2198-1 MISC:USN-2199-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2199-1 MISC:USN-2200-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2200-1 MISC:USN-2201-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2201-1 MISC:USN-2202-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2202-1 MISC:USN-2203-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2203-1 MISC:USN-2204-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2204-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20140429 CVE-2014-0196: Linux kernel pty layer race condition memory corruption URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/05/6 MISC:http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875690 URL:http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875690 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4291086b1f081b869c6d79e5b7441633dc3ace00 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4291086b1f081b869c6d79e5b7441633dc3ace00 MISC:http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html URL:http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html MISC:http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=yTSFUBgZ URL:http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=yTSFUBgZ MISC:http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html URL:http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html MISC:http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/300/sol15319.html URL:http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/300/sol15319.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094232 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094232 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4291086b1f081b869c6d79e5b7441633dc3ace00 URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4291086b1f081b869c6d79e5b7441633dc3ace00
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20131203	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20131203)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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