kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check()
Published Apr 1, 2014
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
The rds_iw_laddr_check function in net/rds/iw.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14 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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 3.14
Configuration 2
- 20
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-371.11.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0926
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0981
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Extended Update Support
kernel-0:2.6.32-358.48.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1101
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.34.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0557
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-371.11.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0926 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0981 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Extended Update Support | kernel-0:2.6.32-358.48.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1101 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.34.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0557 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00403) | 32.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00403) | 31.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00093) | 24.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 74.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 56.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 11, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 35.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60130 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60471 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2678 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083274 Issue Tracking
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2678
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2678
Change history (0)
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