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CVE-2014-3153
HIGH - CVSS 7.8NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published: 6/7/2014
Modified: 10/22/2025
The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5 does not ensure that calls have two different futex addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted FUTEX_REQUEUE command that facilitates unsafe waiter modification.
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v3 Score
7.8HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2 Score
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C