Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 28, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-6417
CVE-2014-6417
Description
net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly consider the possibility of kmalloc failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long unencrypted auth ticket.
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Affected products
2- Range: <3.16.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- tracker.ceph.com/issues/8979nvdVendor Advisory
- tracker.ceph.com/issues/9560nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3nvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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