CVE-2013-7339
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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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0009 (0.1%)
Percentile: 25.8%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
linux:linux_kernelTechnical 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.
Published: 3/24/2014, 4:40:43 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2349758acf1874e4c2b93fe41d072336f1a31d0
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/14
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66351
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079214
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2349758acf1874e4c2b93fe41d072336f1a31d0
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2349758acf1874e4c2b93fe41d072336f1a31d0