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CVE-2014-0196· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The n_tty_write function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly manage tty driver access in the "LECHO

The n_tty_write function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly manage tty driver access in the "LECHO & !OPOST" case, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or gain privileges by triggering a race condition involving read and write operations with long strings.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1KEVWeaponized Fix available
Published
May 7, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
22.5% · 98th percentile
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59

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CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
7 / 30 · 22.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 12, 2023. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for government agencies: Jun 2, 2023.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel
debiandebian linux
redhatenterprise linux
redhatenterprise linux eus
redhatenterprise linux server eus
susesuse linux enterprise desktop
susesuse linux enterprise high availability extension
susesuse linux enterprise server
oraclelinux
canonicalubuntu linux
f5big-ip access policy manager
f5big-ip advanced firewall manager

and 18 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux10.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux12.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux12.10
  • canonical ubuntu linux13.10
  • canonical ubuntu linux14.04
  • debian debian linux6.0
  • debian debian linux7.0
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager11.1.0 and later · up to 11.5.1 inclusive
  • f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager11.3.0 and later · up to 11.5.1 inclusive
  • f5 big-ip analytics11.1.0 and later · up to 11.5.1 inclusive
  • f5 big-ip application acceleration manager11.4.0 and later · up to 11.5.1 inclusive
  • f5 big-ip application security manager11.1.0 and later · up to 11.5.1 inclusive
  • f5 big-ip edge gateway11.1.0 and later · up to 11.3.0 inclusive
  • f5 big-ip global traffic manager11.1.0 and later · up to 11.5.1 inclusive
  • f5 big-ip link controller11.1.0 and later · up to 11.5.1 inclusive
  • f5 big-ip local traffic manager11.1.0 and later · up to 11.5.1 inclusive
  • f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager11.3.0 and later · up to 11.5.1 inclusive
  • f5 big-ip protocol security module11.1.0 and later · up to 11.4.1 inclusive
  • f5 big-ip wan optimization manager11.1.0 and later · up to 11.3.0 inclusive
  • f5 big-ip webaccelerator11.1.0 and later · up to 11.3.0 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 3.14.4-13.14.4-1
Debian:6.0linux-2.6before 2.6.32-48squeeze62.6.32-48squeeze6
Debian:7linuxbefore 3.2.57-3+deb7u13.2.57-3+deb7u1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernelbefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-debugbefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-debug-debuginfobefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-debug-develbefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-debuginfobefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-debuginfo-common-i686before 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64before 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-develbefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-docbefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-firmwarebefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-headersbefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientperfbefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientperf-debuginfobefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientpython-perfbefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientpython-perf-debuginfobefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverkernel-bootwrapperbefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverkernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64before 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverkernel-debuginfo-common-s390xbefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverkernel-kdumpbefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverkernel-kdump-debuginfobefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverkernel-kdump-develbefore 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el60:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:linux3.14.4-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux-2.62.6.32-48squeeze6 · Debian:6.0Package registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-debuginfo0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-devel0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo-common-i6860:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_640:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-devel0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-doc0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-firmware0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-headers0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:perf0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrylocal2014-05-26
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02014-05-13
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:32014-12-17

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+6 d
  3. CISA KEV+3292 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+4529 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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