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CVE-2014-2678

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:3.13.10-1CVE-2014-2678
Fixed in:3.13.10-1CVE-2014-2678
Fixed in:3.13.10-1CVE-2014-2678
Fixed in:3.13.10-1CVE-2014-2678

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days
32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

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CVE-2021-44224High8.282%-Fix
CVE-2016-0742High7.582%-Fix
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