What is CVE-2014-0102?

CVE-2014-0102 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.2 out of 10. CVE-2014-0102 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-0102?

CVE-2014-0102 has a CVSS score of 5.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-0102?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-0102. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-0102 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-0102 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2014-0102

Medium

The keyring_detect_cycle_iterator function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly determine whether keyrings are identical, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-03-11

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.2

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-310

CVE-2014-0102 is classified as CWE-310

See CWE-310 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-0102 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lkml
http://lkml.org/lkml/2014/2/27/507

Third Party Advisory
Kernelhub
http://www.kernelhub.org/?msg=425013&p=2

Broken Link
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/04/21
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072419
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-0102

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-03-11

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0102?

CVE-2014-0102 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.2 out of 10 . CVE-2014-0102 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-0102?

CVE-2014-0102 has a CVSS score of 5.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-0102?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-0102. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-0102 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-0102 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.