include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.h in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.14.5 uses an insufficiently large data type for certain extension data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via outbound network traffic that triggers extension loading, as demonstrated by configuring a PPTP tunnel in a NAT environment.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-05-27T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:55:04.186Z

Reserved: 2015-04-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-9715

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-05-27T10:59:02.267

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:23:10.130

Link: CVE-2014-9715

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-04-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-9715 - Bugzilla