SB2014040116 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel 

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SB2014040116 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel

Published: April 1, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2014040116
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2678)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a bind system call for an RDS socket on a system that lacks RDS transports.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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