CVE-2013-7339

Linux Kernel < 3.12.8 - Denial of Service via RDS Socket Bind System Call

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The rds_ib_laddr_check function in net/rds/ib.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 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.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/14
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66351
Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079214
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2349758acf1874e4c2b93fe41d072336f1a31d0

Scores

EPSS 0.0048
EPSS Percentile 37.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 3.12.8
Published Mar 24, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026