CVE-2014-4611 Integer overflow in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4611, GHSA-c7c4-fwj7-36pr, MGASA-2014-0321, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4611.