CVE-2014-7145

7.8 · HIGH

Published Sep 28, 2014 redhat CWE-399 EPSS 3.72% (89th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-7145 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting redhat enterprise_linux_desktop. It was published on September 28, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The SMB2_tcon function in fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3 allows remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and client system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by deleting the IPC$ share during resolution of DFS referrals.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from redhat. Update enterprise_linux_desktop to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 3.6, < 3.10.55	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=18f39e7be0121317550d03e267e3ebd4dbfbb3ce Ref rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0102.html Ref www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3 Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/22/4 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/69867 Ref www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1 GitHub github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/18f39e7be0121317550d03e267e3ebd4dbfbb3ce Ref git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=18f39e7be0121317550d03e267e3ebd4dbfbb3ce Ref rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0102.html Ref www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-7145?

CVE-2014-7145 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting redhat enterprise_linux_desktop. It was published on September 28, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-7145?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-7145?

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