CVE-2014-2678

Linux Kernel < 3.14 - Denial of Service via RDS Socket Bind

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/60471
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/60130
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 32.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (3)
fedoraproject/fedora 20
linux/linux_kernel < 3.14
oracle/linux 5
Published Apr 01, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026