Description
The __clear_user function in arch/arm64/lib/clear_user.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4 on the ARM64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading one byte beyond a /dev/zero page boundary.
Published: 2014-11-30
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-7697 The __clear_user function in arch/arm64/lib/clear_user.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4 on the ARM64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading one byte beyond a /dev/zero page boundary.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2465-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2466-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2467-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2468-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:03:27.617Z

Reserved: 2014-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-7843

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-30T01:59:05.570

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-7843

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-11-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-7843 - Bugzilla

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