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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.
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36267
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030610
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60220
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59790
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1025.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3cf521f7dc87c031617fd47e4b7aa2593c2f3daf
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1119458
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0924.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60380
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3048.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94665
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60011
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3cf521f7dc87c031617fd47e4b7aa2593c2f3daf
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109277
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60071
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →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.