The rds_iw_laddr_check function in net/rds/iw.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL poin…

published 2014-04-01 12y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-2710

cvss: 4.7; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits: 0; none known

The rds_iw_laddr_check function in net/rds/iw.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a bind system call for an RDS socket on a system that lacks RDS transports.

Patch / fix

distros 2 links 4

debian red hat

linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.13.10-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2678

kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5
kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5
kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5
kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5
kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0926 RHSA-2014:0981 RHSA-2014:1101 RHSA-2014:0557

linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html advisory
lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188 advisory
linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10 advisory

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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-2678 updated 2026-11-07 cvss 4.7

kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check()

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0926
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.4) kernel 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-371.11.1.el5
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0926
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0981
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.4) perf 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, +4 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0981
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) perf 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, +3 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0981

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.4) kernel 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0981
Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.10.33-rt32.34.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.33-rt32.34.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.10.33-rt32.34.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.10.33-rt32.34.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.33-rt32.34.el6rt
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0557
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.7	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

Technology feeds

Linux kernel rss critical rss

References

linux.oracle.com /errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html
patch, third-party-advisory
lkml.org /lkml/2014/3/29/188
mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
linux.oracle.com /errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html
patch, third-party-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10
mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org /pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/60471
third-party-advisory, broken-link
securityfocus.com /bid/66543
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/59386
third-party-advisory, broken-link
secunia.com /advisories/60130
third-party-advisory, broken-link

Sources

CVE List CVE-2014-2678
NVD CVE-2014-2678

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