What is CVE-2014-7970?

CVE-2014-7970 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400). CVE-2014-7970 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-7970?

CVE-2014-7970 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-7970?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-7970. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-7970 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-7970 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html

CVE-2014-7970

Medium

The pivot_root implementation in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not properly interact with certain locations of a chroot directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mount-tree loop) via . (dot) values in both arguments to the pivot_root system call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-10-13

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-400

CVE-2014-7970 is a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-7970 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/60174

Broken Link
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/61142

Broken Link
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70319

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030991

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2419-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2420-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077

Third Party Advisory
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96921

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/08/21
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-fsdevel/msg79153.html
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151095
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-7970

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2014-10-13

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-7970?

CVE-2014-7970 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400) . CVE-2014-7970 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-7970?

CVE-2014-7970 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-7970?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-7970. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-7970 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-7970 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. View CWE-400 on MITRE CWE →