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CVE-2014-3153 Linux CVE debrief

CVE-2014-3153 is identified by CISA as a Known Exploited Vulnerability affecting the Linux Kernel. The source corpus only confirms that it is a privilege escalation issue and that CISA added it to the KEV catalog on 2022-05-25 with a remediation due date of 2022-06-15. Because it is KEV-listed, defenders should treat it as a high-priority patching item and follow vendor update guidance.

Vendor
Linux
Product
Kernel
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2022-05-25
Original CVE updated
2022-05-25
Advisory published
2022-05-25
Advisory updated
2022-05-25

Who should care

Linux administrators, kernel maintainers, cloud and infrastructure teams, endpoint/security operations, and vulnerability management teams responsible for Linux systems or images.

Technical summary

The available official sources confirm a Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability and CISA KEV inclusion, but they do not provide root-cause details, affected versions, exploit conditions, or patch specifics in the supplied corpus. The only explicit remediation guidance in the source set is to apply updates per vendor instructions.

Defensive priority

High — CISA KEV-listed vulnerability with a stated remediation deadline.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply vendor-recommended updates or mitigations for the Linux kernel as soon as possible.
  • Verify whether any Linux systems, VM images, containers, or appliances in your environment use affected kernel builds.
  • Prioritize scanning and remediation for internet-facing, privileged, or high-value Linux systems.
  • Track the KEV remediation due date context from the supplied source data: 2022-06-15.
  • Confirm remediation through asset inventory, patch validation, and reboot/change management where required.

Evidence notes

This debrief relies on the supplied CISA KEV source item plus official CVE/NVD references. The corpus confirms the vulnerability name, vendor/product, KEV status, date added, and remediation due date, but does not include exploit details, affected versions, or patch advisories. Published and modified dates in the provided dataset are 2022-05-25; those are the dates used here for timing context.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2014-3153 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3153

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2014-3153 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3153

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.