First published: Thu Oct 09 2014(Updated: )
Last updated 24 July 2024
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | =11.0-sp3 | |
Linux kernel | <=3.17 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
Linux Kernel | <=3.17 | |
Ubuntu | =12.04 | |
Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
debian/linux | 5.10.223-1 5.10.234-1 6.1.123-1 6.1.128-1 6.12.12-1 6.12.17-1 |
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CVE-2014-7970 has a potential impact resulting in a denial of service (DoS) that could make the system unusable.
To fix CVE-2014-7970, upgrade to the latest versions of the Linux kernel, specifically versions 5.10.223-1, 5.10.226-1, 6.1.119-1, 6.1.123-1, 6.12.11-1, or 6.12.12-1.
CVE-2014-7970 affects SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 SP3, Linux kernel versions up to 3.17, and Ubuntu Linux versions 12.04 and 14.04.
A privileged user or process can exploit CVE-2014-7970 to execute a potential denial of service attack.
The specific attack vector for CVE-2014-7970 involves performing a pivot_root(2) call to change the root filesystem.