NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel



| Updated: 2020-08-10
Risk Medium
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-2678
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Linux Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU41866

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2678

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a bind system call for an RDS socket on a system that lacks RDS transports.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 3.0 - 3.13.8

CPE2.3 External links

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html
https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/59386
https://secunia.com/advisories/60130
https://secunia.com/advisories/60471
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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