Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 12, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-9645
CVE-2014-9645
Description
The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as demonstrated by an "ifconfig /usbserial up" command or a "mount -t /snd_pcm none /" command.
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Affected products
38- osv-coords36 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/busybox&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/busybox&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/busybox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/busybox-links&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209
< 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1+ 35 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150400.3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150400.4.3.14
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.21.1-3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150400.3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.21.1-3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.21.1-3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-150000.4.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35.0-4.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWunvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72324nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-13nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/nvd
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