What is CVE-2014-4014?

CVE-2014-4014 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264). CVE-2014-4014 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4014?

CVE-2014-4014 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-4014?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-4014. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-4014 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-4014 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

CVE-2014-4014

Medium

The capabilities implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 does not properly consider that namespaces are inapplicable to inodes, which allows local users to bypass intended chmod restrictions by first creating a user namespace, as demonstrated by setting the setgid bit on a file with group ownership of root.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-06-23

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.2

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-264

CVE-2014-4014 is a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control vulnerability

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-4014 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59220

Third Party Advisory
Exploit-DB
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33824

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.8

Vendor Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/10/4

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67988

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030394

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107966

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Source
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=23adbe12ef7d3d4195e80800ab36b37bee28cd03
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/23adbe12ef7d3d4195e80800ab36b37bee28cd03
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-4014

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-06-23

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-4014?

CVE-2014-4014 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10 , classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264) . CVE-2014-4014 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4014?

CVE-2014-4014 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-4014?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-4014. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-4014 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-4014 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. View CWE-264 on MITRE CWE →