CVE-2014-3180
CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 6, 2019 at 07:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelChromeOS
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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
In kernel/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17, as used in Google Chrome OS and other products, there is a possible out-of-bounds read. restart_syscall uses uninitialized data when restarting compat_sys_nanosleep. NOTE: this is disputed because the code path is unreachable
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.17
Affected range stops below 3.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=408827CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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