CVE-2014-2039: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

arch/s390/kernel/head64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.13.5 on the s390 platform does not properly handle attempted use of the linkage stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by executing a crafted instruction.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 3.13.5 (fixed in 3.13.5)

Published 2014-02-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.