CVE-2014-7207
Description
A certain Debian patch to the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel 3.2.x through 3.2.63 does not properly validate arguments in ipv6_select_ident function calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging (1) tun or (2) macvtap device access.
Predictions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-kernel | 3.2 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.1 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.2 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.3 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.4 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.5 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.6 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.7 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.8 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.9 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.10 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.11 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.12 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.13 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.14 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.15 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.16 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.17 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.18 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.19 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.20 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.21 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.22 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.23 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.24 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.25 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.26 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.27 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.28 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.29 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.30 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.31 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.32 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.33 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.34 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.35 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.36 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.37 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.38 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.39 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.40 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.41 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.42 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.43 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.44 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.45 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.46 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.47 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.48 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.49 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.50 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.51 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.52 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.53 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.54 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.55 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.56 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.57 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.58 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.59 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.60 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.61 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.62 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2.63 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.25 | affected | |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70867
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=766195
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7207
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.