Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-7843
CVE-2014-7843
Description
The __clear_user function in arch/arm64/lib/clear_user.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4 on the ARM64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading one byte beyond a /dev/zero page boundary.
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Affected products
2- Range: <3.17.4
Patches
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References
7- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/97fc15436b36ee3956efad83e22a557991f7d19dnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.17.4nvdVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/62305nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/5nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71082nvd
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