#VU41051 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-7841

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#VU41051 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-7841

Published: November 30, 2014 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41051
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7841
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

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 malformed INIT chunk.


Remediation

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

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