CVE-2014-2678
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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 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.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
April 1, 2014
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2014-2678
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60130
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60471
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188