{"cve":"CVE-2014-0205","nvd":{"published":"2014-09-28T19:55:05.550","modified":"2026-06-17T00:02:30.763","status":"Modified","description":"The futex_wait function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly maintain a certain reference count during requeue operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers a zero count.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ada876a8703f23befbb20a7465a702ee39b1704","http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1365.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1763.html","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094455"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:04.196504363+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-0205","score":0.00661,"percentile":0.51643,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}