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CVE-2014-9428 Details

Description

The batadv_frag_merge_packets function in net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c in the B.A.T.M.A.N. implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.18.1 uses an incorrect length field during a calculation of an amount of memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mesh-node system crash) via fragmented packets.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/774155 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b6698b0e4a37053de35cc24ee695b98a7eb712b CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5b6698b0e4a37053de35cc24ee695b98a7eb712b CVEPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-399Resource Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 3.13, < 3.14.30
>= 3.15, < 3.16.35
>= 3.17, < 3.18.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-9428
NVD Published Date:
Jan 2, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]