CVE-2014-7970
CVE-2014-7970
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This page shows selected source facts. See the linked advisories for the complete description and affected versions.
The pivot_root implementation in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not properly interact with certain locations of a chroot directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mount-tree loop) via . (dot) values in both arguments to the pivot_root system call.
CVSS 5.5 · Medium · EPSS 0.7% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
linux Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.16.7-1
Update to 3.16.7-1
linux Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.16.7-1
Update to 3.16.7-1
linux Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.16.7-1
Update to 3.16.7-1
linux Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.11.0-12.19
- 3.12.0-1.3
- 3.12.0-2.5
- 3.12.0-2.7
- 3.12.0-3.8
- 3.12.0-3.9
- 3.12.0-4.10
- 3.12.0-4.12
- 3.12.0-5.13
- 3.12.0-7.15
- 3.13.0-1.16
- 3.13.0-2.17
- 3.13.0-3.18
- 3.13.0-4.19
- 3.13.0-5.20
- 3.13.0-6.23
- 3.13.0-7.25
- 3.13.0-7.26
- 3.13.0-8.27
- 3.13.0-8.28
- 3.13.0-10.30
- 3.13.0-11.31
- 3.13.0-12.32
- 3.13.0-13.33
- 3.13.0-14.34
- 3.13.0-15.35
- 3.13.0-16.36
- 3.13.0-17.37
- 3.13.0-18.38
- 3.13.0-19.39
- 3.13.0-19.40
- 3.13.0-20.42
- 3.13.0-21.43
- 3.13.0-22.44
- 3.13.0-23.45
- 3.13.0-24.46
- 3.13.0-24.47
- 3.13.0-27.50
- 3.13.0-29.53
- 3.13.0-30.54
- 3.13.0-30.55
- 3.13.0-32.57
- 3.13.0-33.58
- 3.13.0-34.60
- 3.13.0-35.62
- 3.13.0-36.63
- 3.13.0-37.64
- 3.13.0-39.66
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.13.0-40.69
Update to 3.13.0-40.69
linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1
Update to 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1
linux-azure Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.15.0-1002.2
- 4.15.0-1003.3
- 4.15.0-1004.4
- 4.15.0-1008.8
- 4.15.0-1009.9
- 4.15.0-1012.12
- 4.15.0-1013.13
- 4.15.0-1014.14
- 4.15.0-1018.18
- 4.15.0-1019.19
- 4.15.0-1021.21
- 4.15.0-1022.23
- 4.15.0-1023.24
- 4.15.0-1025.26
- 4.15.0-1028.29
- 4.15.0-1030.31
- 4.15.0-1031.32
- 4.15.0-1032.33
- 4.15.0-1035.36
- 4.15.0-1036.38
- 4.15.0-1037.39
- 4.18.0-1011.11~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1013.13~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1014.14~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1018.18~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1019.19~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1020.20~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1023.24~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1024.25~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1025.27~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1016.17~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1018.19~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1020.21~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1022.23~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1023.24~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1025.27~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1027.29~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1028.30~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1029.31~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1031.33
- 5.0.0-1032.34
- 5.0.0-1035.37
- 5.0.0-1036.38
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-gcp Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.15.0-1001.1
- 4.15.0-1003.3
- 4.15.0-1005.5
- 4.15.0-1006.6
- 4.15.0-1008.8
- 4.15.0-1009.9
- 4.15.0-1010.10
- 4.15.0-1014.14
- 4.15.0-1015.15
- 4.15.0-1017.18
- 4.15.0-1018.19
- 4.15.0-1019.20
- 4.15.0-1021.22
- 4.15.0-1023.24
- 4.15.0-1024.25
- 4.15.0-1025.26
- 4.15.0-1026.27
- 4.15.0-1027.28
- 4.15.0-1028.29
- 4.15.0-1029.31
- 4.15.0-1030.32
- 4.15.0-1032.34
- 4.15.0-1033.35
- 4.15.0-1034.36
- 4.15.0-1036.38
- 4.15.0-1037.39
- 4.15.0-1040.42
- 4.15.0-1042.45
- 4.15.0-1044.70
- 5.0.0-1020.20~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1021.21~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1025.26~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1026.27~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1028.29~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1031.32
- 5.0.0-1033.34
- 5.0.0-1034.35
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-hwe Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.18.0-13.14~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-14.15~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-15.16~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-16.17~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-17.18~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-18.19~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-20.21~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-21.22~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-22.23~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-24.25~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-25.26~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-23.24~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-25.26~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-27.28~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-29.31~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-31.33~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-32.34~18.04.2
- 5.0.0-35.38~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-36.39~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-37.40~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-26.28~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-28.30~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-42.34~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-45.37~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-46.38~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-51.44~18.04.2
- 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-59.53~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-61.55~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-62.56~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-64.58~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-65.59
- 5.3.0-66.60
- 5.3.0-67.61
- 5.3.0-68.63
- 5.3.0-69.65
- 5.3.0-70.66
- 5.3.0-72.68
- 5.3.0-73.69
- 5.3.0-74.70
- 5.3.0-75.71
- 5.3.0-76.72
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-hwe-edge Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.0.0-15.16~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-16.17~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-17.18~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-19.20~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-20.21~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-19.20~18.04.2
- 5.3.0-22.24~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-23.25~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-23.25~18.04.2
- 5.3.0-24.26~18.04.2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-azure-fde Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.4.0-1063.66+cvm2.2
- 5.4.0-1063.66+cvm3.2
- 5.4.0-1064.67+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1065.68+cvm2.1
- 5.4.0-1067.70+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1068.71+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1069.72+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1070.73+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1072.75+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1073.76+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1074.77+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1076.79+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1078.81+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1080.83+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1083.87+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1085.90+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1085.90+cvm2.1
- 5.4.0-1086.91+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1089.94+cvm1.2
- 5.4.0-1090.95+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1091.96+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1092.97+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1095.101+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1098.104+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1100.106+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1103.109+cvm1.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-azure-fde-5.15 Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1020.25~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1021.26~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1029.36~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1030.37~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1031.38~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1033.40~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1034.41~20.04.1.2
- 5.15.0-1035.42~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1036.43~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1037.44~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1038.45~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1039.46~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1040.47~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1041.48~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1042.49~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1043.50~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1046.53~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1047.54~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1049.56~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1050.57~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1051.59~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1052.60~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1053.61~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1054.62~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1056.64~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1057.65~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1058.66~20.04.2.1
- 5.15.0-1059.67~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1060.69~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1061.70~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1063.72~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1064.73~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1065.74~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1067.76~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1068.77~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1070.79~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1071.80~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1072.81~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1073.82~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1074.83~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1076.85~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1082.91~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1086.95~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1087.96~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1088.97~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1089.98~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1091.100~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1094.103~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1096.105~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1097.106~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1098.107~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1102.111~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1111.120~20.04.1.1
- 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1116.125~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
- 5.15.0-1118.127~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1119.128~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1120.129~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1121.130~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1122.131~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1124.133~20.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-gke Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.4.0-1033.35
- 5.4.0-1035.37
- 5.4.0-1036.38
- 5.4.0-1037.39
- 5.4.0-1039.41
- 5.4.0-1041.43
- 5.4.0-1042.44
- 5.4.0-1043.45
- 5.4.0-1044.46
- 5.4.0-1046.48
- 5.4.0-1049.52
- 5.4.0-1051.54
- 5.4.0-1052.55
- 5.4.0-1053.56
- 5.4.0-1054.57
- 5.4.0-1055.58
- 5.4.0-1056.59
- 5.4.0-1057.60
- 5.4.0-1059.62
- 5.4.0-1061.64
- 5.4.0-1062.65
- 5.4.0-1063.66
- 5.4.0-1065.68
- 5.4.0-1066.69
- 5.4.0-1067.70
- 5.4.0-1068.71
- 5.4.0-1071.76
- 5.4.0-1072.77
- 5.4.0-1074.79
- 5.4.0-1076.82
- 5.4.0-1078.84
- 5.4.0-1080.86
- 5.4.0-1081.87
- 5.4.0-1083.89
- 5.4.0-1084.90
- 5.4.0-1086.93
- 5.4.0-1087.94
- 5.4.0-1090.97
- 5.4.0-1091.98
- 5.4.0-1094.101
- 5.4.0-1095.102
- 5.4.0-1096.103
- 5.4.0-1097.104
- 5.4.0-1098.105
- 5.4.0-1099.106
- 5.4.0-1100.107
- 5.4.0-1101.108
- 5.4.0-1102.109
- 5.4.0-1103.110
- 5.4.0-1104.111
- 5.4.0-1105.112
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-gkeop Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.4.0-1008.9
- 5.4.0-1009.10
- 5.4.0-1010.11
- 5.4.0-1011.12
- 5.4.0-1012.13
- 5.4.0-1013.14
- 5.4.0-1014.15
- 5.4.0-1015.16
- 5.4.0-1016.17
- 5.4.0-1018.19
- 5.4.0-1021.22
- 5.4.0-1022.23
- 5.4.0-1023.24
- 5.4.0-1024.25
- 5.4.0-1025.26
- 5.4.0-1026.27
- 5.4.0-1027.28
- 5.4.0-1029.30
- 5.4.0-1031.32
- 5.4.0-1032.33
- 5.4.0-1033.34
- 5.4.0-1034.35
- 5.4.0-1036.37
- 5.4.0-1037.38
- 5.4.0-1038.39
- 5.4.0-1039.40
- 5.4.0-1040.41
- 5.4.0-1043.44
- 5.4.0-1046.48
- 5.4.0-1048.51
- 5.4.0-1049.52
- 5.4.0-1051.54
- 5.4.0-1052.55
- 5.4.0-1053.56
- 5.4.0-1054.57
- 5.4.0-1056.60
- 5.4.0-1057.61
- 5.4.0-1060.64
- 5.4.0-1061.65
- 5.4.0-1062.66
- 5.4.0-1064.68
- 5.4.0-1065.69
- 5.4.0-1066.70
- 5.4.0-1067.71
- 5.4.0-1068.72
- 5.4.0-1069.73
- 5.4.0-1070.74
- 5.4.0-1071.75
- 5.4.0-1072.76
- 5.4.0-1073.77
- 5.4.0-1074.78
- 5.4.0-1075.79
- 5.4.0-1076.80
- 5.4.0-1077.81
- 5.4.0-1078.82
- 5.4.0-1079.83
- 5.4.0-1080.84
- 5.4.0-1081.85
- 5.4.0-1083.87
- 5.4.0-1084.88
- 5.4.0-1085.89
- 5.4.0-1086.90
- 5.4.0-1087.91
- 5.4.0-1088.92
- 5.4.0-1089.93
- 5.4.0-1090.94
- 5.4.0-1091.95
- 5.4.0-1092.96
- 5.4.0-1093.97
- 5.4.0-1094.98
- 5.4.0-1095.99
- 5.4.0-1096.100
- 5.4.0-1097.101
- 5.4.0-1098.102
- 5.4.0-1099.103
- 5.4.0-1100.104
- 5.4.0-1101.105
- 5.4.0-1102.106
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-raspi2 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.3.0-1007.8
- 5.3.0-1014.16
- 5.3.0-1015.17
- 5.3.0-1017.19
- 5.4.0-1004.4
- 5.4.0-1006.6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-riscv Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.4.0-24.28
- 5.4.0-26.30
- 5.4.0-27.31
- 5.4.0-28.32
- 5.4.0-30.34
- 5.4.0-31.35
- 5.4.0-33.37
- 5.4.0-34.38
- 5.4.0-36.41
- 5.4.0-37.42
- 5.4.0-39.44
- 5.4.0-40.45
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-intel-iot-realtime Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.15.0-1073.75
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-realtime Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.15.0-1032.35
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-riscv Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.13.0-1004.4
- 5.13.0-1006.6+22.04.1
- 5.13.0-1007.7+22.04.1
- 5.13.0-1010.11+22.04.1
- 5.15.0-1004.4
- 5.15.0-1005.5
- 5.15.0-1006.6
- 5.15.0-1007.7
- 5.15.0-1008.8
- 5.15.0-1011.12
- 5.15.0-1012.13
- 5.15.0-1014.16
- 5.15.0-1015.17
- 5.15.0-1016.18
- 5.15.0-1017.19
- 5.15.0-1018.21
- 5.15.0-1019.22
- 5.15.0-1020.23
- 5.15.0-1022.26
- 5.15.0-1023.27
- 5.15.0-1026.30
- 5.15.0-1027.31
- 5.15.0-1028.32
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-azure-6.11 Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 6.11.0-1008.8~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1013.13~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1014.14~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1017.17~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-gcp-6.11 Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 6.11.0-1006.6~24.04.2
- 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1013.13~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1014.14~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1017.17~24.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-hwe-6.11 Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 6.11.0-17.17~24.04.2
- 6.11.0-19.19~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-24.24~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-25.25~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-26.26~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-28.28~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-29.29~24.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 6.11.0-1009.10~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1011.12~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1012.13~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1013.14~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1
- 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2
- 6.11.0-1016.17~24.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-raspi-realtime Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 6.8.0-2019.20
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70319
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0d0826019e529f21c84687521d03f60cd241ca7d
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2419-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151095
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60174
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/08/21
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2420-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-fsdevel/msg79153.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96921
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61142
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030991
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7970