{"cve":"CVE-2014-3631","nvd":{"published":"2014-09-28T10:55:10.377","modified":"2026-06-17T00:08:39.253","status":"Modified","description":"The assoc_array_gc function in the associative-array implementation in lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3 does not properly implement garbage collection, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via multiple \"keyctl newring\" operations followed by a \"keyctl timeout\" operation.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=95389b08d93d5c06ec63ab49bd732b0069b7c35e","http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/111298","http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36268","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70095"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:04.196504363+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-3631","score":0.00963,"percentile":0.61677,"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."]}