Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 28, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-3631
CVE-2014-3631
Description
The assoc_array_gc function in the associative-array implementation in lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3 does not properly implement garbage collection, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via multiple "keyctl newring" operations followed by a "keyctl timeout" operation.
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References
9- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3nvdExploit
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95389b08d93d5c06ec63ab49bd732b0069b7c35envdExploit
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36268nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70095nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- git.kernel.orgnvdBroken Link
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/111298nvdBroken Link
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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