What is CVE-2014-3631?

CVE-2014-3631 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2014-3631 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3631?

CVE-2014-3631 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-2014-3631?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-3631. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-3631 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-3631 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2014-3631

High

The assoc_array_gc function in the associative-array implementation in lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3 does not properly implement garbage collection, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via multiple "keyctl newring" operations followed by a "keyctl timeout" operation.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-09-28

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-3631 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/111298

Broken Link
Exploit-DB
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36268

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3

Exploit
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70095

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1140325

Issue Tracking
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=95389b08d93d5c06ec63ab49bd732b0069b7c35e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95389b08d93d5c06ec63ab49bd732b0069b7c35e
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-3631

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-09-28

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3631?

CVE-2014-3631 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2014-3631 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3631?

CVE-2014-3631 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-2014-3631?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-3631. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-3631 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-3631 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.