CVE-2014-2523
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0
Description
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 uses a DCCP header pointer incorrectly, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a DCCP packet that triggers a call to the (1) dccp_new, (2) dccp_packet, or (3) dccp_error function.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2523
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.13.10-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.13.10-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.13.10-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.13.10-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.13.10-1 |
| ubuntu | 10.04 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.2.57 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57446
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/445496197399461888
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66279
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029945
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2173-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2174-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077343
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91910
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2523
CWEs
CWE-20
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.