CVE-2014-4611 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Integer overflow in Linux kernel LZ4 decompression allows attackers to cause denial of service or potential code execution via crafted input.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-4611?

CVE-2014-4611 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Jul 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Integer overflow in the LZ4 algorithm implementation, as used in Yann Collet LZ4 before r118 and in the lz4_uncompress function in lib/lz4/lz4_decompress.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2, on 32-bit platforms might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Literal Run that would be improperly handled by programs not complying with an API limitation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4715.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4611?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2014-4611?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-4611 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4611 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4611, GHSA-c7c4-fwj7-36pr, MGASA-2014-0321, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4611.

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