CVE-2014-2678

CVE Details

Release Date:

2014-03-29

Description

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.

See more information about CVE-2014-2678 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.7	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-0926	2014-07-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-0926-1	2014-07-25
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-371.11.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2014-0926-1	2014-07-25
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-371.11.1.el5)	ELSA-2014-0926	2014-07-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-371.11.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2014-0926-1	2014-07-25
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-371.11.1.el5)	ELSA-2014-0926	2014-07-24
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-0981	2014-07-29

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