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CVE-2014-9715 Details

Description

include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.h in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.14.5 uses an insufficiently large data type for certain extension data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via outbound network traffic that triggers extension loading, as demonstrated by configuring a PPTP tunnel in a NAT environment.

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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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=223b02d923ecd7c84cf9780bb3686f455d279279	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=netfilter-devel&m=140112364215200&w=2	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1534.html	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1564.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208684	CVE
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/223b02d923ecd7c84cf9780bb3686f455d279279	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237	CVE
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.5	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/08/1	CVE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73953	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032415	CVE
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=223b02d923ecd7c84cf9780bb3686f455d279279	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=netfilter-devel&m=140112364215200&w=2	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1534.html	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1564.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208684	[email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/223b02d923ecd7c84cf9780bb3686f455d279279	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237	[email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.5	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/08/1	[email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73953	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032415	[email protected]

see all 24 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 3.14.4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

13 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 31, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 24, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 26, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 4, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 27, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
May 27, 2015	Initial Analysis	[email protected]