# CVE-2014-4508: arch/x86/kernel/entry\_32.S in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 on 32-bit x86 platforms, when syscall auditing is enabled and the sep CPU feat

- 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/x86/kernel/entry_32.S in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 on 32-bit x86 platforms, when syscall auditing is enabled and the sep CPU feature flag is set, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via an invalid syscall number, as demonstrated by number 1000.

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/20/10
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/20/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.61
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68126
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1726110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58964
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/12/3

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