CVE-2014-2309

N/A Unknown
Published: March 11, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The ip6_route_add function in net/ipv6/route.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly count the addition of routes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a flood of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=c88507fbad8055297c1d1e21e599f46960cbee39
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57250
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/08/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66095
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029894
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=c88507fbad8055297c1d1e21e599f46960cbee39
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57250
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/08/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66095
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029894
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.9%
76th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

suse opensuse linux

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