CVE-2014-2678

The rds_iw_laddr_check function in net/rds/iw.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a bind system call for an RDS socket on a system that lacks RDS transports.

CVSS v2.0 4.7 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60471	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60130	Broken Link
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2014-03-31 23:35

Updated : 2020-08-28 07:37

NVD link : CVE-2014-2678

Mitre link : CVE-2014-2678

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

Products Affected

fedoraproject

fedora

linux

linux_kernel

oracle

linux

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