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CVE-2014-3185 json

Multiple buffer overflows in the command_port_read_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Whiteheat USB Serial Driver i…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-3203

cvss
6.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the command_port_read_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Whiteheat USB Serial Driver in the Linux kernel before 3.16.2 allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a crafted device that provides a large amount of (1) EHCI or (2) XHCI data associated with a bulk response.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 3.2.63, 3.4.104, 3.10.54, 3.12.29, 3.14.18, 3.16.2
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.16.2-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3185

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-37.64

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3185

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  • kernel RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
  • perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
  • python-perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
  • kernel-tools RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
  • kernel-tools-libs RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
  • kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0284RHSA-2014:1971RHSA-2014:1843RHSA-2014:1318

  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.153.1-1
  • kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.22.1-2

azure linux advisories AZL-34323AZL-34849

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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-3185 updated cvss 6.2

Kernel: USB serial: memory corruption flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1971
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.5) kernel 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0284
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1971
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1843
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.5) perf 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0284
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1843
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-bootwrapper 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1971
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) perf 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0284
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1843
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1971
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.5) kernel 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.50.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0284
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1843
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1971
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1843
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1971
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1318

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Exploit prediction

0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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References

Sources

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