A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the rds_ib_laddr_check() function in the Linux kernel's implementation of Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS). A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system.
Find out more about CVE-2013-7339 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2014:0439 | 2014-04-28 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2014:0981 | 2014-07-29 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2014:0740 | 2014-06-10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.4 (kernel) | RHSA-2014:1101 | 2014-08-27 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected |
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