The rds_iw_laddr_check function in net/rds/iw.c in the Linux kernel through...

Vulnerability 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.

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/60471
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543
• http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html
• https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188
• http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60130
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.html