What is CVE-2014-9914?

CVE-2014-9914 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2014-9914 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9914?

CVE-2014-9914 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-9914?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-9914 patch availability.

Is CVE-2014-9914 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9914 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2014-9914

High

Race condition in the ip4_datagram_release_cb function in net/ipv4/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging incorrect expectations about locking during multithreaded access to internal data structures for IPv4 UDP sockets.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-02-07

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2014-9914 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

6 total

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9709674e68646cee5a24e3000b3558d25412203a

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9709674e68646cee5a24e3000b3558d25412203a

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Source
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96100

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-9914

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2017-02-07

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9914?

CVE-2014-9914 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2014-9914 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9914?

CVE-2014-9914 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-9914?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-9914 patch availability.
Is CVE-2014-9914 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2014-9914 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.