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CVE-2014-2678

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.

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Severity

N/A

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0009 (0.1%)
Percentile: 25.5%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

linux:linux_kernelfedoraproject:fedoraoracle:linux

Technical 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.

Published: 4/1/2014, 6:35:53 AM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM

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