CVE-2014-2309
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.1
Description
The ip6_route_add function in net/ipv6/route.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly count the addition of routes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a flood of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.13.6-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.13.6-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.13.6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.13.6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.13.6-1 |
| suse | 11.4 | affected | |
| suse | 11 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=c88507fbad8055297c1d1e21e599f46960cbee39
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57250
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/08/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66095
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029894
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2309
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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