Is CVE-2014-2678 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-2678 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2678?

CVE-2014-2678 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-2678

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The rds_iw_laddr_check function in net/rds/iw.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a bind system call for an RDS socket on a system that lacks RDS transports.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.7 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-476
EPSS score: 0.4% (33th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-2710)
Published: April 1, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-2710 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fedoraproject / fedora
linux / linux kernel
oracle / linux

Certified products that may be affected

3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Oracle Linux Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK 5) Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3893 - historical
Oracle Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 1 - Oracle Corporation - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0481-2008 - archived
Oracle Enterprise Linux Version 4 Update 5 - Oracle Corporation - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0468-2007 - archived

References

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131276.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60130(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60471(Broken Link)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66543(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/29/188(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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