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F5 Networks: K15680 (CVE-2014-3917): Linux kernel vulnerabilities CVE-2014-3917, CVE-2014-0205 and CVE-2014-4667

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F5 Networks: K15680 (CVE-2014-3917): Linux kernel vulnerabilities CVE-2014-3917, CVE-2014-0205 and CVE-2014-4667

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/05/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/14/2016
Modified
02/16/2017

Description

kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled with certain syscall rules, allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive single-bit values from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a large value of a syscall number.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

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