CVE-2014-4943

Public Exploit

Description

The PPPoL2TP feature in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging data-structure differences between an l2tp socket and an inet socket.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.32% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36267 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3047.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030610 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60220 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59790 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1025.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3cf521f7dc87c031617fd47e4b7aa2593c2f3daf third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1119458 issue tracking third party advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0924.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60393 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60380 third party advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3048.html third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94665 vdb entry third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/60011 third party advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3cf521f7dc87c031617fd47e4b7aa2593c2f3daf third party advisory patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109277 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60071 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4943?
CVE-2014-4943 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4943?
To fix CVE-2014-4943, 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-2014-4943 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-4943 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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