SB2014041508 - Input validation error in Linux kernel
Published: April 15, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014041508
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2739)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The cma_req_handler function in drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c in the Linux kernel 3.14.x through 3.14.1 attempts to resolve an RDMA over Converged Ethernet (aka RoCE) address that is properly resolved within a different module, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and system crash) via crafted network traffic.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b2853fd6c2d0f383dbdf7427e263eb576a633867
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/10/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66716
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085415
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b2853fd6c2d0f383dbdf7427e263eb576a633867