CVE-2014-2739 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2014-2739?

CVE-2014-2739 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 14 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The cma_req_handler function in drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c in the Linux kernel 3.14.x through 3.14.1 attempts to resolve an RDMA over Converged Ethernet (aka RoCE) address that is properly resolved within a different module, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and system crash) via crafted network traffic.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2739?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2739?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-2739 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2739 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3qwf-w4r8-fpjg.