{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9645","details":"The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as demonstrated by an \"ifconfig /usbserial up\" command or a \"mount -t /snd_pcm none /\" command.","modified":"2026-02-04T04:03:01.757868Z","published":"2017-03-12T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-3935-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2014-9645"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9645"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3935-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9645"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"busybox","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"}]}],"versions":["1:1.20.0-8.1ubuntu1","1:1.20.0-9ubuntu1","1:1.20.0-9ubuntu2","1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"busybox","binary_version":"1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"},{"binary_name":"busybox-initramfs","binary_version":"1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"},{"binary_name":"busybox-static","binary_version":"1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"},{"binary_name":"busybox-syslogd","binary_version":"1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"},{"binary_name":"udhcpc","binary_version":"1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"},{"binary_name":"udhcpd","binary_version":"1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9645.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]}