net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly validate auth replies, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted data from the IP address of a Ceph Monitor.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1
- http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/8979
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8
- http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/9561
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1142073
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