CVE-2014-9903

The sched_read_attr function in kernel/sched/core.c in the Linux kernel 3.14-rc before 3.14-rc4 uses an incorrect size, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted sched_getattr system call.

Score

CVSS 3.0 5.5 Medium

Status

Modified - security@android.com

Published

2016-06-27

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4efbc454ba68def5ef285b26ebfcfdb605b52755
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91511
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4efbc454ba68def5ef285b26ebfcfdb605b52755