CVE-2014-6417
net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly consider the possibility of kmalloc failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly consider the possibility of kmalloc failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long unencrypted auth ticket.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.24% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8
- http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/8979Vendor Advisory
- http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/9560Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1142072Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8
- http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/8979Vendor Advisory
- http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/9560Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1142072Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.