CVE-2014-4611

Description

Integer overflow in the LZ4 algorithm implementation, as used in Yann Collet LZ4 before r118 and in the lz4_uncompress function in lib/lz4/lz4_decompress.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2, on 32-bit platforms might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Literal Run that would be improperly handled by programs not complying with an API limitation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4715.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.40% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/24 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.securitymouse.com/lms-2014-06-16-6 broken link
https://code.google.com/p/lz4/source/detail?r=118 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00025.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://twitter.com/djrbliss/statuses/485042901399789568 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60238 third party advisory
http://twitter.com/djrbliss/statuses/484931749013495809 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030491 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59770 third party advisory
http://fastcompression.blogspot.fr/2014/06/debunking-lz4-20-years-old-bug-myth.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59567 third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=206204a1162b995e2185275167b22468c00d6b36
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/206204a1162b995e2185275167b22468c00d6b36 third party advisory
http://blog.securitymouse.com/2014/06/raising-lazarus-20-year-old-bug-that.html third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112436 issue tracking third party advisory
https://www.securitymouse.com/lms-2014-06-16-5 broken link
https://code.google.com/p/lz4/issues/detail?id=52 third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb301598bf24ecb6f4ce405c2a2ae23905fc4dce64277c020fc3883e5%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E mailing list
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4611?
CVE-2014-4611 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4611?
To fix CVE-2014-4611, 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-2014-4611 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-4611 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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