CVE-2014-1425
cmanager 0.32 does not properly enforce nesting when modifying cgroup properties, which allows...
cmanager 0.32 does not properly enforce nesting when modifying cgroup properties, which allows local users to set cgroup values for all cgroups via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cmanager 0.32 does not properly enforce nesting when modifying cgroup properties, which allows local users to set cgroup values for all cgroups via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2014-1425- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cmanager 0.32 does not properly enforce nesting when modifying cgroup properties, which allows local users to set cgroup values for all cgroups via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2014-1425- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-1501 No score
cmanager 0.32 does not properly enforce nesting when modifying cgroup properties, which allows local users to set cgroup values for all cgroups via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2014-1501- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3cwq-36p8-jfpc No score
cmanager 0.32 does not properly enforce nesting when modifying cgroup properties, which allows...
cmanager 0.32 does not properly enforce nesting when modifying cgroup properties, which allows local users to set cgroup values for all cgroups via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-3cwq-36p8-jfpc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-1425 No score
cmanager 0.32 does not properly enforce nesting when modifying cgroup properties, which allows local users to set cgroup values for all cgroups via unspecified vectors.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1425- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2451-1 No score
cgmanager vulnerability
Serge Hallyn discovered that cgmanager did not consistently enforce proper nesting when modifying cgroup properties. A local attacker in a privileged container could use this to set cgroup values for all cgroups.
- Record
USN-2451-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cgmanagerUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 0.24-0ubuntu7.1, plus listed versions 0.16-0ubuntu10.16-0ubuntu20.16-0ubuntu30.17-0ubuntu10.17-0ubuntu2 Show 21 moreShow less0.18-0ubuntu10.19-0ubuntu10.19-0ubuntu30.19-0ubuntu40.19-0ubuntu50.19-0ubuntu60.19-0ubuntu70.20-0ubuntu10.20-0ubuntu20.20-0ubuntu30.20-0ubuntu40.20-0ubuntu50.23-0ubuntu10.23-0ubuntu20.24-0ubuntu10.24-0ubuntu20.24-0ubuntu30.24-0ubuntu40.24-0ubuntu50.24-0ubuntu60.24-0ubuntu7 |
0.24-0ubuntu7.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2014-1425 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published January 6, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in cgmanager 0.24-0ubuntu7.1.