Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-6418 (CCN-95966)

Assigned:2014-09-15
Published:2014-09-15
Updated:2014-10-24
Summary:net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly validate auth replies, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted data from the IP address of a Ceph Monitor.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.1 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-399
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-6418

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8

Source: CCN
Type: oss-security Mailing List, Mon, 15 Sep 2014 13:48:53 +0200
CVE Request: libceph auth token overflow

Source: CCN
Type: oss-security Mailing List, Mon, 15 Sep 2014 13:20:09 -0400 (EDT)
Re: CVE Request: libceph auth token overflow / Linux kernel

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit
http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/8979

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/9561

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 1021943
PowerKVM Kernel Vulnerabilities - Multiple CVEs

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.3

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20140915 Re: CVE Request: libceph auth token overflow / Linux kernel

Source: CCN
Type: BID-70393
Linux Kernel CVE-2014-6418 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-2376-1

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-2377-1

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-2378-1

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-2379-1

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1142073

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-kernel-cve20146418-dos(95966)

Source: CCN
Type: Linux Kernel GIT Repository
libceph: do not hard code max auth ticket len

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c27a3e4d667fdcad3db7b104f75659478e0c68d8

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.16.2)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:accelatech:bizsearch:3.2:-:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:ibm:powerkvm:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26882
    P
    USN-2377-1 -- linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities
    2014-12-01
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26982
    P
    USN-2379-1 -- linux vulnerabilities
    2014-12-01
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27066
    P
    USN-2378-1 -- linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities
    2014-12-01
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26488
    P
    USN-2376-1 -- linux vulnerabilities
    2014-12-01
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201464180000000
    V
    CVE-2014-6418 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2014-09-28
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20146418000
    V
    CVE-2014-6418 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
    2014-09-28
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20146418000
    V
    CVE-2014-6418 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2014-09-28
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20146418000
    V
    CVE-2014-6418 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2014-09-28
    BACK
    linux linux kernel 3.16.0
    linux linux kernel 3.16.1
    linux linux kernel *
    accelatech bizsearch 3.2 -
    ibm powerkvm 2.1