CVE-2014-2678
published 2014-04-01CVE-2014-2678: 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…
PriorityP413medium4.7CVSS 2.0
AVLACMAuNCNINAC
EPSS
0.40%
33.0th percentile
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.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 3.13.10-1 (bookworm) | linux 3.13.10-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | <= 3.14 | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.13.10-1 | 3.13.10-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.13.10-1 | 3.13.10-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.13.10-1 | 3.13.10-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.13.10-1 | 3.13.10-1 |
| oracle | linux | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.04.7MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv4.7MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.7MEDIUM
vendor_redhat4.7MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2014-05-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-0055 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Matthew Daley reported an information leak in the floppy disk driver of the
Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain
potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2014-1738)
Matthew Daley reported a flaw in the handling of ioctl commands by the
floppy disk driver in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could
exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges if the floppy disk
module is loaded. (CVE-2014-1737)
A flaw was discovered in the vhost-net subsystem of the Linux kernel. Guest
OS users could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (host OS
crash). (CVE-2014-0055)
A flaw was discovered in the handling of networ
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2014-05-27·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2013-4483 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty (pty) device. An
unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or potentially gain administrator privileges.
(CVE-2014-0196)
Matthew Daley reported an information leak in the floppy disk driver of the
Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain
potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2014-1738)
Matthew Daley reported a flaw in the handling of ioctl commands by the
floppy disk driver in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could
exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges if the floppy disk
module is loaded. (CVE-2014-1737)
A
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2014-05-27·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2013-4483 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Matthew Daley reported an information leak in the floppy disk driver of the
Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain
potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2014-1738)
Matthew Daley reported a flaw in the handling of ioctl commands by the
floppy disk driver in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could
exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges if the floppy disk
module is loaded. (CVE-2014-1737)
A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's IPC reference counting. An
unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (OOM system crash). (CVE-2013-4483)
A flaw was discovered in the vho
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2014-05-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-0055 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Matthew Daley reported an information leak in the floppy disk driver of the
Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain
potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2014-1738)
Matthew Daley reported a flaw in the handling of ioctl commands by the
floppy disk driver in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could
exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges if the floppy disk
module is loaded. (CVE-2014-1737)
A flaw was discovered in the vhost-net subsystem of the Linux kernel. Guest
OS users could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (host OS
crash). (CVE-2014-0055)
A flaw was discovered in the handling of network packets wh
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2014-05-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-0055 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Matthew Daley reported an information leak in the floppy disk driver of the
Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain
potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2014-1738)
Matthew Daley reported a flaw in the handling of ioctl commands by the
floppy disk driver in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could
exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges if the floppy disk
module is loaded. (CVE-2014-1737)
A flaw was discovered in the vhost-net subsystem of the Linux kernel. Guest
OS users could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (host OS
crash). (CVE-2014-0055)
A flaw was discovered in the handling of netwo
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2014-05-26·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2013-4483 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Matthew Daley reported an information leak in the floppy disk driver of the
Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain
potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2014-1738)
Matthew Daley reported a flaw in the handling of ioctl commands by the
floppy disk driver in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could
exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges if the floppy disk
module is loaded. (CVE-2014-1737)
A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's IPC reference counting. An
unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (OOM system crash). (CVE-2013-4483)
Al Viro discovered an error in how CIFS in the
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2014-05-26·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2013-7339 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Matthew Daley reported an information leak in the floppy disk driver of the
Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain
potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2014-1738)
Matthew Daley reported a flaw in the handling of ioctl commands by the
floppy disk driver in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could
exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges if the floppy disk
module is loaded. (CVE-2014-1737)
A flaw was discovered in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol
implementation in the Linux kernel for systems that lack RDS transports. An
unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (system
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2014-05-26·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2013-7339 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Matthew Daley reported an information leak in the floppy disk driver of the
Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain
potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2014-1738)
Matthew Daley reported a flaw in the handling of ioctl commands by the
floppy disk driver in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could
exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges if the floppy disk
module is loaded. (CVE-2014-1737)
A flaw was discovered in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol
implementation in the Linux kernel for systems that lack RDS transports. An
unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (s
Red Hat
kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check()
vendor_redhat·2014-03-29·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2014-2678 [MEDIUM] kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check()
kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check()
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.
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the rds_iw_laddr_check() function in the Linux kernel's implementation of Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS). A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2014-2678: linux - The rds_iw_laddr_check function in net/rds/iw.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14...
vendor_debian·2014·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2014-2678 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-2678: linux - The rds_iw_laddr_check function in net/rds/iw.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 3.13.10-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 3.13.10-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 3.13.10-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 3.13.10-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 3.13.10-1)
GHSA
GHSA-m6m4-ppmj-ppv3: The rds_iw_laddr_check function in net/rds/iw
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2014-2678 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-m6m4-ppmj-ppv3: The rds_iw_laddr_check function in net/rds/iw
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.
OSV
CVE-2014-2678: The rds_iw_laddr_check function in net/rds/iw
osv·2014-04-01·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2014-2678 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-2678: The rds_iw_laddr_check function in net/rds/iw
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-2678 kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check()
bugzilla·2014-04-01·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2014-2678 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-2678 kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check()
CVE-2014-2678 kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check()
Description of the problem:
Binding might result in a NULL device which is later dereferenced in rds_iw_laddr_check() function without checking.
A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system.
Upstream patch:
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next.git/commit/net/rds/iw.c?id=bf39b4247b8799935ea91d90db250ab608a58e50
References:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/711
Discussion:
Statement:
(none)
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Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1083280]
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kernel-3.13.9-100.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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kernel-3.13.9-200.fc20 has b
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-2678 kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check() [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2014-04-01·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2014-2678 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-2678 kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check() [fedora-all]
CVE-2014-2678 kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check() [fedora-all]
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2014-04-01
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