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CVE-2014-9903

The sched_read_attr function in kernel/sched/core.c in the Linux kernel 3.14-rc before 3.14-rc4 uses an incorrect size, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted sched_getattr system call.

Published: Jun 27, 2016
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2014-9903
Severity: Low
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: Low
Score: 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWEs:

CWE-200

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel	3.14-rc3	3.14-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel	3.14-rc1	3.14-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel	3.14-rc2	3.14-rc2.x

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4efbc454ba68def5ef285b26ebfcfdb605b52755
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91511
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4efbc454ba68def5ef285b26ebfcfdb605b52755

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