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    CVE-2014-6416

    Buffer overflow in net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long unencrypted auth ticket.

    Published:Sep 15, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Sep 28, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.03863
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8
    http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/8979
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69805
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1142060
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8
    http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/8979
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/7
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69805
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1142060
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High