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CVE-2014-6417 json

net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly consider the possibility of kmalloc failure, which…

published 2014-09-28 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-6297

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.2%
EPSS 5.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly consider the possibility of kmalloc failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long unencrypted auth ticket.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 3.4.105, 3.10.55, 3.12.29, 3.14.19, 3.16.3
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.16.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-6417

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-37.64

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6417

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-6417 updated cvss 5.5

kernel: libceph: incorrect handling of kmalloc failures.

  • 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

5.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
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References

Sources

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