SB2014092815 - Resource management error in Linux kernel

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SB2014092815 - Resource management error in Linux kernel

Published: September 28, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2014092815
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6417)

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

net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly consider the possibility of kmalloc failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long unencrypted auth ticket.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References