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CVE-2014-0196

Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability

IN CISA KEV

Linux Kernel contains a race condition vulnerability within the n_tty_write function that allows local users to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or gain privileges via read and write operations with long strings.

Vendor
Linux
Product
Kernel
CVSS
No score recorded (no NVD record loaded for this entry)
Published
Not recorded
NVD modified
Not recorded

CISA KEV

Date added
2023-05-12
Due date
2023-06-02
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

EPSS

22.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 97th)

FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS

CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.

Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, CISA KEV catalog, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.