CVE-2014-2678

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.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/60471 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543 vdb entry third party advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html third party advisory patch
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60130 third party advisory broken link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2678?
CVE-2014-2678 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2678?
To fix CVE-2014-2678, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2678 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-2678 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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