Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2014-9428
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.
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: 0.054 (92.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.054 · newest: 0.054 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg309425.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5b6698b0e4a37053de35cc24ee695b98a7eb712b (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/774155 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9428?
- CVE-2014-9428 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-399. Published 2015-01-02.
- Is CVE-2014-9428 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.