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CVE-2014-4943
Published:July 19, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
The PPPoL2TP feature in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging data-structure differences between an l2tp socket and an inet socket.
Related Resources (26)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992
http://secunia.com/advisories/60393
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1025.html
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0924.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94665
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4943
http://secunia.com/advisories/60011
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3048.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4943
http://secunia.com/advisories/59790
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109277
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030610
http://secunia.com/advisories/60220
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3cf521f7dc87c031617fd47e4b7aa2593c2f3daf
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3047.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60071
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-4943
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1119458
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/60380
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3cf521f7dc87c031617fd47e4b7aa2593c2f3daf
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36267
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
6.9
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Privilege Management
CWE-269
EPSS
Base Score:
1.03