CVE-2014-4943

CVE Details

Release Date:	2014-07-16
Impact:	Important	What is this?

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.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.2
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3047	2014-07-17
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3048	2014-07-18
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.4.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3048	2014-07-18
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.4.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3048	2014-07-18
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-35.1.3.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3046	2014-07-18
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-0924	2014-07-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3046	2014-07-18
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3047	2014-07-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3048	2014-07-18
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.4.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3048	2014-07-18
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.4.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3048	2014-07-18
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-35.3.2.el7uek)	ELSA-2014-3049	2014-07-23
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-0923	2014-07-23
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3049	2014-07-23