Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 28, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-6418
CVE-2014-6418
Description
net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly validate auth replies, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted data from the IP address of a Ceph Monitor.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- Range: <3.16.3
Patches
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References
11- tracker.ceph.com/issues/8979nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- tracker.ceph.com/issues/9561nvdThird 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
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7nvdMailing List
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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