CVE-2014-0196VulnerabilityPublished 05/12/2023Updated 10/24/2026
CVE-2014-0196: Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability
Affects Linux KernelSource CISA KEV
Severity
HighNo CVSS score published yet
- Exploitation
Actively exploited – in CISA KEV since 05/12/2023
- KEV deadline
- 06/02/2023
- EPSS
- 20.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 97% of CVEs
What to do
CISA required action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Description
Linux Kernel contains a race condition vulnerability within the n_tty_write function that allows local users to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or gain privileges via read and write operations with long strings.