# CVE-2014-9645: The add\_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading kernel

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as demonstrated by an "ifconfig /usbserial up" command or a "mount -t /snd_pcm none /" command.

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## References

- https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu
- https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=7652
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72324
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185707
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html
- http://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=4e314faa0aecb66717418e9a47a4451aec59262b
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15

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