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CVE-2014-4611: linux linux_kernel Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2014-0321UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4611DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4611
Published 03-07-2014Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-4611 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 8.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.87%
0%100%
Low · +0.77 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-2290-1

Timeline

  1. 03-07-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer overflow in the LZ4 algorithm implementation, as used in Yann Collet LZ4 before r118 and in the lz4_uncompress function in lib/lz4/lz4_decompress.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2, on 32-bit platforms might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Literal Run that would be improperly handled by programs not complying with an API limitation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4715.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

8.87%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.77 pp

From 8.10% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products
  • linux< 3.14.9-1
  • lz4< 0.0~r119-1
Mageia2 products
  • eet< 1.7.5-2.1.mga3
  • eet< 1.7.10-1.1.mga4
Ubuntu2 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-32.57
  • lz4< 0.0~r114-2ubuntu1+esm1
Linux1 product

4 vendors · 7 products

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