CVE-2014-4943
N/A
Published: July 19, 2014 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM UTC
6 products affected across 5 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxopenSUSE
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The PPPoL2TP feature in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging data-structure differences between an l2tp socket and an inet socket.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%2.6.23 ≤ v < 3.2.623.11 ≤ v < 3.12.273.13 ≤ v < 3.14.163.15 ≤ v < 3.15.93.3 ≤ v < 3.4.1023.5 ≤ v < 3.10.52
Affected range stops below 3.10.52, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.12.27, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.14.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.15.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.2.62, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.4.102, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1025.html
References (23)
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3cf521f7dc87c031617fd47e4b7aa2593c2f3dafx_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0924.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3047.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3048.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269
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