CVE-2014-7145

Description

The SMB2_tcon function in fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3 allows remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and client system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by deleting the IPC$ share during resolution of DFS referrals.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.21% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/22/4 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/18f39e7be0121317550d03e267e3ebd4dbfbb3ce issue tracking patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3 release notes vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69867 vdb entry third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0102.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=18f39e7be0121317550d03e267e3ebd4dbfbb3ce

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-7145?
CVE-2014-7145 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-7145?
To fix CVE-2014-7145, 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-2014-7145 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-7145 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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