Fedora
CVE-2014-9114
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Command injection prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.13%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. |
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Blkid in util-linux before 2.26rc-1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Command Injection vulnerability could allow attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.
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This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. Blkid in util-linux before 2.26rc-1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code. Affected products include: Opensuse, Fedoraproject Fedora, Kernel Util-Linux. Version information: before 2.26.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Blkid in util-linux before 2.26rc-1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
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