CVE-2014-2889
Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux...
Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8, when BPF JIT is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long jump after a conditional jump.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8, when BPF JIT is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long jump after a conditional jump.
- Record
CVE-2014-2889- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8, when BPF JIT is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long jump after a conditional jump.
- Record
CVE-2014-2889- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-2912 No score
Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8, when BPF JIT is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long jump after a conditional jump.
- Record
EUVD-2014-2912- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r2jr-89vh-3xph No score
Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux...
Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8, when BPF JIT is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long jump after a conditional jump.
- Record
GHSA-r2jr-89vh-3xph- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8, when BPF JIT is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long jump after a conditional jump.
- Record
CVE-2014-2889- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-2889 No score
Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8, when BPF JIT is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long jump after a conditional jump.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2889- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-2889 No score
Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8, when BPF JIT is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long jump after a conditional jump.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2889- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-2889 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Linux Kernel, published April 27, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in linux 3.2.1-1.
References
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a03ffcf873fe0f2565386ca8ef832144c42e67fa
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a03ffcf873fe0f2565386ca8ef832144c42e67fa
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/18/6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2889