CVE-2014-2523 Information

Description

net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 uses a DCCP header pointer incorrectly which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a DCCP packet that triggers a call to the (1) dccp_new (2) dccp_packet or (3) dccp_error function.

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92 http://secunia.com/advisories/57446 http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/445496197399461888 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/7 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66279 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029945 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2173-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2174-1 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077343 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91910 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b22f5126a24b3b2f15448c3f2a254fc10cbc2b92