01 Record

CVE-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 system crash) or possibly have

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 34.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2014-04-01 01:00Z12 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 10:21Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2014-03-30

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

f0326c48f9b368009411e111bb858dbeab08ae6aad7f0e58a489cb56703ecc92

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—

linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—

oraclelinuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—

redhatrhel_eusNot specified—

06 References

secunia.com60471http://secunia.com/advisories/60471third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.securityfocus.com66543http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
linux.oracle.comhttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20140329 [PATCH v2] rds: prevent dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_checkhttps://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
linux.oracle.comhttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140331 CVE-2013-7348 CVE-2014-2678 Linux kernel aio and rds issueshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
secunia.com59386http://secunia.com/advisories/59386third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
secunia.com60130http://secunia.com/advisories/60130third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2014-4844http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

linux
Fixed in 3.13.10-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

linux
Fixed in 3.13.10-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

linux
Fixed in 3.13.10-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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