# CVE-2014-3180: In kernel/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17, as used in Google Chrome OS and other products, there is a possible out-of-bounds read.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- Linux kernel: before 3.17

## Description

In kernel/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17, as used in Google Chrome OS and other products, there is a possible out-of-bounds read. restart_syscall uses uninitialized data when restarting compat_sys_nanosleep. NOTE: this is disputed because the code path is unreachable

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=408827
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/9/7/29

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