Buffer overflow in net/ceph/auth_x.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long unencrypted auth ticket.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-6416 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 (as they did not include support for this feature).
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 5.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Affected |
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