What is CVE-2014-3534?

CVE-2014-3534 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2014-3534 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3534?

CVE-2014-3534 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-3534?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-3534. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-3534 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-3534 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2014-3534

High

arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-08-01

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.2

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-269

CVE-2014-3534 is classified as CWE-269

See CWE-269 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-3534 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59790

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/60351

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.8

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/109546

Broken Link
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68940

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030683

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114089

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95069

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dab6cf55f81a6e16b8147aed9a843e1691dcd318
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dab6cf55f81a6e16b8147aed9a843e1691dcd318
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-3534

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-08-01

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3534?

CVE-2014-3534 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2014-3534 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3534?

CVE-2014-3534 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-3534?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-3534. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-3534 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-3534 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.