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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.
- Products
- linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 3.13.10-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2014-2678
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:43 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2678
linux
Fixed versions: 3.13.10-1
linux
Fixed versions: 3.13.10-1
linux
Fixed versions: 3.13.10-1
Complete source record
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