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CVE-2014-3180

kernel: out-of-bounds read in kernel/compact.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.8

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 18, 2019

Updated · June 28, 2026

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

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read