CVE-2014-9428

Published: Jan 2, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

7.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	From 3.13 to 3.14.30
Linux Linux Kernel	From 3.15 to 3.16.35
Linux Linux Kernel	From 3.17 to 3.18.4

Related CWEs

References (26)

http://bugs.debian.org/774155

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b6698b0e4a37053de35cc24ee695b98a7eb712b

Source: security@debian.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.html

Source: security@debian.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.html

Source: security@debian.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058

Source: security@debian.org

Broken Link

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/7

Source: security@debian.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg309425.html

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5b6698b0e4a37053de35cc24ee695b98a7eb712b

Source: security@debian.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.open-mesh.org/pipermail/b.a.t.m.a.n/2014-November/012561.html

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/774155

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b6698b0e4a37053de35cc24ee695b98a7eb712b

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/7

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg309425.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5b6698b0e4a37053de35cc24ee695b98a7eb712b

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.open-mesh.org/pipermail/b.a.t.m.a.n/2014-November/012561.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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