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Kernel: filter: prevent nla extensions to peek beyond the end of the message

Published May 11, 2014

Description

The BPF_S_ANC_NLATTR_NEST extension implementation in the sk_run_filter function in net/core/filter.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 uses the reverse order in a certain subtraction, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (over-read and system crash) via crafted BPF instructions. NOTE: the affected code was moved to the __skb_get_nlattr_nest function before the vulnerability was announced.

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This issue does not affect the version of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published May 11, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 2, 2014
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Apr 13, 2014