CVE-2014-4943
MediumPublished
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...
- Published
- Jul 19, 2014
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Mar 4, 2015
Primary CVSS
6.9/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C2.1%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 80.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Emeric Nasi · linux · Mar 4, 2015
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