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Linux kernel 3.x
Description:
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Bugtraq id: 66543
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2014-2678
Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.
In Linux kernel 3.14, net/rds/iw. the rds_iw_laddr_check function in c has a local denial of service vulnerability. The local user calls the RDS socket on the system without RDS transmission through the blind system, this vulnerability can cause indirect NULL pointer reference and system crash.
<* Source: Sasha Levin
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Suggestion:
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Vendor patch:
Linux
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:
Http://www.kernel.org/
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