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Medium
CVE-2014-7843
The __clear_user function in arch/arm64/lib/clear_user.S in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The __clear_user function in arch/arm64/lib/clear_user.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4 on the ARM64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading one byte beyond a /dev/zero page boundary.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/5
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/97fc15436b36ee3956efad83e22a557991f7d19d
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97fc15436b36ee3956efad83e22a557991f7d19d
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163744
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71082
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62305
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 30th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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