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kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_ib_laddr_check()

Published Mar 24, 2014

Description

The rds_ib_laddr_check function in net/rds/ib.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a bind system call for an RDS socket on a system that lacks RDS transports.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 24, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 20, 2014
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Dec 19, 2013