CVE-2014-3534

kernel: s390: ptrace: insufficient sanitization when setting psw mask

Published Aug 1, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2992-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-3529 arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:50 AM
Reserved
May 14, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 1, 2014, 11:13 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:08 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 21, 2014, 12:00 AM