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CVE-2014-8884 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ttusbdecfe_dvbs_diseqc_send_master_cmd function in drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusbdecfe.c in the Linux…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-8711

cvss
6.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ttusbdecfe_dvbs_diseqc_send_master_cmd function in drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusbdecfe.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a large message length in an ioctl call.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.16.7-ckt2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8884

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-44.73
  • linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8884

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  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
  • python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
  • kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
  • kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0864RHSA-2015:0782RHSA-2015:0290

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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-8884 updated cvss 6.0

kernel: usb: buffer overflow in ttusb-dec

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0290
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.5) kernel 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0782
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0290
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0864
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.5) perf 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0782
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0864
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-bootwrapper 3.10.0-229.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0290
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) perf 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0782
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0864
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0290
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.5) kernel 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0782
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0864
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0290
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0864
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0290
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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References

Sources

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