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.
Published: 2014-04-01
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-2710 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.
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Fedoraproject Fedora
Linux Linux Kernel
Oracle Linux
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Mrg Rhel Eus
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:21:36.016Z

Reserved: 2014-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2678

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-04-01T06:35:53.810

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-2678

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-03-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-2678 - Bugzilla

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