CVE-2014-4608
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.3 High
- Published
- Jul 3, 2014
- Updated
- Jan 27, 2025
- Reserved
- Jun 23, 2014
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the lzo1x_decompress_safe function in lib/lzo/lzo1x_decompress_safe.c in the LZO decompressor in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Literal Run. NOTE: the author of the LZO algorithms says "the Linux kernel is *not* affected; media hype.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.3 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- https://www.securitymouse.com/lms-2014-06-16-2
- SUSE-SU-2015:0736vendor-advisory
- USN-2418-1vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:0062vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/206a81c18401c0cde6e579164f752c4b147324ce
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113899
- USN-2416-1vendor-advisory
- USN-2417-1vendor-advisory
- 68214vdb-entry
- USN-2419-1vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140626 LMS-2014-06-16-2: Linux Kernel LZOmailing-list
- SUSE-SU-2015:0481vendor-advisory
- http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0566vendor-advisory
- 60174third-party-advisory
- USN-2421-1vendor-advisory
- USN-2420-1vendor-advisory
- http://blog.securitymouse.com/2014/06/raising-lazarus-20-year-old-bug-that.html
- 62633third-party-advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2
- 60011third-party-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=206a81c18401c0cde6e579164f752c4b147324ce
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