CVE-2014-4611

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    CVE-2014-4611

    Published: 3 Jul 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the LZ4 algorithm implementation, as used in Yann Collet LZ4 before r118 and in the lz4_uncompress function in lib/lz4/lz4_decompress.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2, on 32-bit platforms might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Literal Run that would be improperly handled by programs not complying with an API limitation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4715.

    References: http://blog.securitymouse.com/2014/06/raising-lazarus-20-year-old-bug-that.html, http://fastcompression.blogspot.fr/2014/06/debunking-lz4-20-years-old-bug-myth.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00025.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/59567, http://secunia.com/advisories/59770, http://secunia.com/advisories/60238, http://twitter.com/djrbliss/statuses/484931749013495809, http://twitter.com/djrbliss/statuses/485042901399789568, http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/24, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030491, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112436, https://code.google.com/p/lz4/issues/detail?id=52, https://code.google.com/p/lz4/source/detail?r=118, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/206204a1162b995e2185275167b22468c00d6b36, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00025.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/24, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112436, http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=206204a1162b995e2185275167b22468c00d6b36, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0038b5836e3bc91af3ff93721c0fc55d6543afab8cec47df7361fa0e%40%3Ccommon-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0addc410fdd680330054deb526323edb29e869e8d1097593f538e208%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r229456b1fa718e329232bd7ceca4bd3e81ac55f2ec4db7314f1d7fcb%40%3Ccommon-commits.hadoop.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r31eb601a8415525fa4a77b2f624c09be3550599898468ab96d508f90%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r35b9f26c8ad91094d37bea0256012aeb065e32ff73dda5f934fefeb3%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c9b4826bbd8933e4688db62f6ed9008cabb8f26bcea84d4e309caf7%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r62f398f40f522cf59cfd89428835d4ca633a9764d82e4b7a12c37add%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6794c8ff8f339d95a80415b0afbe71d5eda1b97bdaca19bec78d0f8f%40%3Ccommon-commits.hadoop.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6c998e1a47c1c3fba61a80d0dcc4b39c7fc452400c7051f685b76c0b%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8e0111cd64a455b0a33ab12a50fba724a0218f283c759f16da8864c2%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra72a62803eeabb6a8dc65032ca81b13ab75c271e4dff2df27c2915bb%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb301598bf24ecb6f4ce405c2a2ae23905fc4dce64277c020fc3883e5%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4cb13d6ee891dfe2307389c8c6594a0cb10d9efb72be8bd2f97cb76%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E, https://www.securitymouse.com/lms-2014-06-16-5, https://www.securitymouse.com/lms-2014-06-16-6

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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