CVE-2014-4943

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 9
Modified
Published: 19 Jul 2014, 19:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 11:34

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
38/100
CVSS Score
6.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.03% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

19 Jul 2014, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 11:34
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The PPPoL2TP feature in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging data-structure differences between an l2tp socket and an inet socket.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.03%• Percentile: 78%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-269•Improper Privilege Management

    The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    7.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 2.6.23, < 3.2.62 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.4.102 | ≥ 3.5, < 3.10.52 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.27 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.14.16 | ≥ 3.15, < 3.15.9

  • opensuse•opensuse

    11.4

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_aus

    6.2

  • suse•linux_enterprise_desktop

    11:sp3

  • suse•linux_enterprise_server

    11:sp2 | 11:sp3

References (23)