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TI-2014-00198 Aliases CVE-2014-0205GHSA-cwrh-45v3-q8mf

The futex_wait function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not…

Priority LOW 32CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The futex_wait function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly maintain a certain reference count during requeue operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers a zero count.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00661 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.6.36.4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36 rc3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36 rc4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36 rc5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36 rc6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36 rc7VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36 rc8VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.36.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 rc8 Vulnerable ·Linux
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36.1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36.2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36.3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36.3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:1763 Released 2014-10-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.2) kernel-2.6.32-220.56.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-220.56.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-220.56.1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.2) kernel-2.6.32-220.56.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-220.56.1.el6
  • RHSA-2014:1365 Released 2014-10-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.4) kernel-2.6.32-358.49.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-358.49.1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.4) kernel-2.6.32-358.49.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.49.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.49.1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) kernel-2.6.32-358.49.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-358.49.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.49.1.el6 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.4) kernel-2.6.32-358.49.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-358.49.1.el6
  • RHSA-2014:1167 Released 2014-09-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6, kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2014:1365
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1167
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1167
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1167
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2014:1365
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1167
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1167
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.2)Fixed RHSA-2014:1763
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2014:1365
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1167
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.2)Fixed RHSA-2014:1763
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2014:1365
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1167
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1167
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0205
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cwrh-45v3-q8mf
  3. 2026-10-07 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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