VulnerabilityModified
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…
MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 2.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · fedoraproject/fedora · oracle/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60130Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60471Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60130Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60471Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.