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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…
Medium4.7EPSS 0.40%
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- mitre
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 unspecified other impact via a bind system call for an RDS socket on a system that lacks RDS transports.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 65% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- 60471 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 66543 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20140329 [PATCH v2] rds: prevent dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140331 CVE-2013-7348 CVE-2014-2678 Linux kernel aio and rds issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 59386 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 60130 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2014-4844 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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