CVE-2014-3535
include/linux/netdevice.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 incorrectly uses macros for netdev_printk and its related logging implementation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
include/linux/netdevice.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 incorrectly uses macros for netdev_printk and its related logging implementation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by sending invalid packets to a VxLAN interface.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.15% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=256df2f3879efdb2e9808bdb1b54b16fbb11fa38
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69721
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114540
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/256df2f3879efdb2e9808bdb1b54b16fbb11fa38Exploit
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=256df2f3879efdb2e9808bdb1b54b16fbb11fa38
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69721
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114540
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/256df2f3879efdb2e9808bdb1b54b16fbb11fa38Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.