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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.

Published

2014-04-01T06:35:53.810

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-476

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	≤ 3.14	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	20	Yes
Operating System	oracle	linux	5	Yes

References

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60130 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60471 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60130 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60471 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)