CVE-2014-4943 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2014-4943

The PPPoL2TP feature in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c in the Linux kernel through...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel, opensuse, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise server, enterprise linux server aus, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.23, 3.3, 3.5, 3.11, 3.13, 3.15, 11.4, 11, 6.2, 7.0

Timeline

Official Publish: July 19th, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.