Vulnerability allows a local user to elevate privileges to root. Vulnerable versions of the kernel from 2.6.31-rc3 to 3.15-rc5. CVE-2014-0196
The problem is caused by an error in the n_tty_write function (drivers / tty / n_tty.c), which incorrectly handled the access to the virtual terminal using the “LECHO &! OPOST” flags, which allowed the user to initiate damage to the kernel memory areas.
In one of four cases, the use of an exploit causes a kernel crash. ')
The exploit works only on kernels> = v3.14-rc1, since it added: