Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2014-6417
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.052 (92.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- tracker.ceph.com/issues/9560 (Vendor Advisory)
- tracker.ceph.com/issues/8979 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-6417?
- CVE-2014-6417 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-399. Published 2014-09-28.
- Is CVE-2014-6417 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.