# CVE-2014-4157: arch/mips/include/asm/thread\_info.h in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 on the MIPS platform does not configure \_TIF\_SECCOMP checks on the fas

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-06-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

arch/mips/include/asm/thread_info.h in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 on the MIPS platform does not configure _TIF_SECCOMP checks on the fast system-call path, which allows local users to bypass intended PR_SET_SECCOMP restrictions by executing a crafted application without invoking a trace or audit subsystem.

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/17
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.8
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=137f7df8cead00688524c82360930845396b8a21
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=751417
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/16/1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/137f7df8cead00688524c82360930845396b8a21

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