Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 25, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2014-7300
CVE-2014-7300
Description
GNOME Shell 3.14.x before 3.14.1, when the Screen Lock feature is used, does not limit the aggregate memory consumption of all active PrtSc requests, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands on an unattended workstation by making many PrtSc requests and leveraging a temporary lock outage, and the resulting temporary shell availability, caused by the Linux kernel OOM killer.
Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-shell/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-shell/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/29/17nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0535.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
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