What is CVE-2014-2889?

CVE-2014-2889 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10. CVE-2014-2889 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2889?

CVE-2014-2889 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-2889?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-2889. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-2889 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-2889 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2014-2889

Medium

Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8, when BPF JIT is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long jump after a conditional jump.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-04-27

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness type

CWE-189

CVE-2014-2889 is classified as CWE-189

See CWE-189 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-2889 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/18/6
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a03ffcf873fe0f2565386ca8ef832144c42e67fa
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a03ffcf873fe0f2565386ca8ef832144c42e67fa
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-2889

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-04-27

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-2889?

CVE-2014-2889 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10 . CVE-2014-2889 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2889?

CVE-2014-2889 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-2889?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-2889. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-2889 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-2889 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.