CVE-2014-3519
The open_by_handle_at function in vzkernel before 042stab090.5 in the OpenVZ modification for the...
CVE-2014-3519 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Openvz Vzkernel, published February 1, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.5 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.43%EPSS, 38th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The open_by_handle_at function in vzkernel before 042stab090.5 in the OpenVZ modification for the Linux kernel 2.6.32, when using simfs, might allow local container users with CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH capability to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and access arbitrary files on a filesystem via vectors related to use of the file_handle structure.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The open_by_handle_at function in vzkernel before 042stab090.5 in the OpenVZ modification for the Linux kernel 2.6.32, when using simfs, might allow local container users with CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH capability to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and access arbitrary files on a filesystem via vectors related to use of the file_handle structure.
- Record
CVE-2014-3519- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The open_by_handle_at function in vzkernel before 042stab090.5 in the OpenVZ modification for the Linux kernel 2.6.32, when using simfs, might allow local container users with CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH capability to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and access arbitrary files on a filesystem via vectors related to use of the file_handle structure.
- Record
CVE-2014-3519- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-3518No score
The open_by_handle_at function in vzkernel before 042stab090.5 in the OpenVZ modification for the Linux kernel 2.6.32, when using simfs, might allow local container users with CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH capability to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and access arbitrary files on a filesystem via vectors related to use of the file_handle structure.
- Record
EUVD-2014-3518- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3xvv-h6m4-9qgx
The open_by_handle_at function in vzkernel before 042stab090.5 in the OpenVZ modification for the...
The open_by_handle_at function in vzkernel before 042stab090.5 in the OpenVZ modification for the Linux kernel 2.6.32, when using simfs, might allow local container users with CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH capability to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and access arbitrary files on a filesystem via vectors related to use of the file_handle structure.
- Record
GHSA-3xvv-h6m4-9qgx- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/68171
help.virtuozzo.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2563842-cu-2-6-32-042stab090-5-parallels-virtuozzo-containers-4-7-core-update
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/16
openvz.org/Download/kernel/rhel6/042stab090.5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3519
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3xvv-h6m4-9qgx