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CVE-2014-1874 Details

Description

The security_context_to_sid_core function in security/selinux/ss/services.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging the CAP_MAC_ADMIN capability to set a zero-length security context.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98	CVE
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062356	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59262	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59309	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59406	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.4	CVE	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/2	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65459	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98	[email protected]
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062356	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59262	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59309	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59406	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.4	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/2	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65459	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 3.13.4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise server	10 sp4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:::ltss:::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	10.04 12.04 12.10 13.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::esm::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 26, 2020	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Oct 13, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
May 12, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 28, 2014	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2014-1874 Details

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