SB2014092817 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel cifs
Published: September 28, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014092817
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7145)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/22/4
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=18f39e7be0121317550d03e267e3ebd4dbfbb3ce
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/18f39e7be0121317550d03e267e3ebd4dbfbb3ce
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69867
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0102.html