Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 2, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-9428
CVE-2014-9428
Description
The batadv_frag_merge_packets function in net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c in the B.A.T.M.A.N. implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.18.1 uses an incorrect length field during a calculation of an amount of memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mesh-node system crash) via fragmented packets.
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References
13- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5b6698b0e4a37053de35cc24ee695b98a7eb712bnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/774155nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg309425.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.open-mesh.org/pipermail/b.a.t.m.a.n/2014-November/012561.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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