CVE-2014-0038

Exp

The compat_sys_recvmmsg function in net/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.2, when CONFIG_X86_X32 is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a recvmmsg system call with a crafted timeout pointer parameter.

Published: 2014-02-06 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0038 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 51.52%, 98th percentile). 6 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-0038

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
40503 exploit_db edb 2016-10-11 Exploit-DB ↗
31347 exploit_db edb 2014-02-02 Exploit-DB ↗
31346 exploit_db edb 2014-02-02 Exploit-DB ↗
31305 exploit_db edb 2014-01-31 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0038

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 51.62% 51.52% -0.10%
2 2026-03-01 51.52% 51.62% +0.10%
3 2026-02-04 — 51.52% —

Full EPSS history (52 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0038

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0038

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0038

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2014-0038 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0038
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0038
ubuntu critical CVE-2014-0038 critical priority: Ubuntu including 18 source packages (linux, linux-armadaxp, …), 90 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, upstream): DNE 43, not-affected 28, ignored 11, released 8. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0038

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0038

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 3.4, < 3.4.79 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 3.5, < 3.10.29 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 3.11, < 3.12.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 3.13, < 3.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0038

URL Tags
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=DH3Lbg54 Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/56669 Not Applicable
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31346 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31347 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:038 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/2 Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65255 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2094-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2095-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2096-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060023 Issue Tracking
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=338594 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/saelo/cve-2014-0038 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268 Exploit Patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40503/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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