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CVE-2014-3534

arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.

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Severity

N/A

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0007 (0.1%)
Percentile: 22.0%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

linux:linux_kerneldebian:debian_linux

Technical description

arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.

Published: 8/1/2014, 11:13:09 AM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM

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