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linux — security advisory
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.
- Products
- linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 3.13.4-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2014-0038
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:46 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0038
linux
Fixed versions: 3.13.4-1
linux
Fixed versions: 3.13.4-1
linux
Fixed versions: 3.13.4-1
Complete source record
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