Is CVE-2014-4943 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-4943 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4943?

CVE-2014-4943 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-4943

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-269
EPSS score: 2.1% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-4860)
Published: July 19, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-4860 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
linux / linux kernel
opensuse / opensuse
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server

Certified products that may be affected

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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 on IBM System z - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0852-2013 - archived
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 including KVM virtualization - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0787-2013 - archived

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3cf521f7dc87c031617fd47e4b7aa2593c2f3daf(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0924.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3047.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3048.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html(Mailing List, Third Party 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://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109277(Broken Link)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1025.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59790(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60011(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60071(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60220(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60380(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60393(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36267(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030610(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1119458(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94665(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3cf521f7dc87c031617fd47e4b7aa2593c2f3daf(Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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

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