Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2014-6418
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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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (91.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- tracker.ceph.com/issues/8979 (Exploit, Third Party 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 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- tracker.ceph.com/issues/9561 (Third Party Advisory)