CVE-2014-6417

net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly consider the possibility of kmalloc failure, which allows remote…

published September 28, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly consider the possibility of kmalloc failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long unencrypted auth ticket.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.05244 · 92.5th percentile
Published
2014-09-28T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 SEP 10:00Z
    net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly consider the possibility of kmalloc failure, which allows remote…
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