# CVE-2014-1874: The security\_context\_to\_sid\_core function in security/selinux/ss/services.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.4 allows local users to cause a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-02-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The security_context_to_sid_core function in security/selinux/ss/services.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging the CAP_MAC_ADMIN capability to set a zero-length security context.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59262
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062356
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59309
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59406
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65459
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2172fa709ab32ca60e86179dc67d0857be8e2c98
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.4
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html

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