Vulnerability CVE-2014-0196: 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.

Published: May 7, 2014
Modified: Feb. 9, 2024
Error type identifier: CWE-362

Fixed packages

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094232
  • Issue Tracking
  • Patch
  • Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20140429 CVE-2014-0196: Linux kernel pty layer race condition memory corruption
  • Mailing List
  • Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875690
  • Issue Tracking
  • Permissions Required
  • Third Party Advisory
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=yTSFUBgZ
  • Exploit
  • Mailing List
  • Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4291086b1f081b869c6d79e5b7441633dc3ace00
  • Exploit
  • Patch
  • Third Party Advisory
USN-2199-1
  • Third Party Advisory
DSA-2928
  • Third Party Advisory
SUSE-SU-2014:0683
  • Mailing List
  • Third Party Advisory
USN-2201-1
  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2014:0512
  • Third Party Advisory
DSA-2926
  • Third Party Advisory
USN-2202-1
  • Third Party Advisory
USN-2196-1
  • Third Party Advisory
USN-2198-1
  • Third Party Advisory
SUSE-SU-2014:0667
  • Mailing List
  • Third Party Advisory
USN-2204-1
  • Third Party Advisory
USN-2197-1
  • Third Party Advisory
USN-2200-1
  • Third Party Advisory
USN-2203-1
  • Third Party Advisory
59599
  • Broken Link
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
  • Third Party Advisory
59262
  • Broken Link
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
  • Not Applicable
106646
  • Broken Link
33516
  • Exploit
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/300/sol15319.html
  • Third Party Advisory
59218
  • Not Applicable
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4291086b1f081b869c6d79e5b7441633dc3ace00
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    1. Configuration 1

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      Configuration 3

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      Configuration 5

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      Configuration 6

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