Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-2678
CVE-2014-2678
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.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
9- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- secunia.com/advisories/59386nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/60130nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/60471nvdBroken Link
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