CVE-2014-2309
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1EPSS 2.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 2.4% (84th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-2347)
- Published
- March 11, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-2347 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
- opensuse / opensuse
- suse / linux enterprise server
- suse / linux enterprise server
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=c88507fbad8055297c1d1e21e599f46960cbee39(Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57250(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/08/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66095(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029894(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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