UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6417

net/ceph/authx.c in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, does not properly consider the possibility of kmalloc failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long unencrypted auth ticket...

PT-2014-7216 · Linux +2 · Linux Kernel +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.16.3 Description: The issue is related to the net/ceph/auth x.c file in Ceph, as used in the Linux kernel. It does not properly consider the possibility of kmalloc failure, which allows remote attackers to cau...