What is CVE-2014-3535?

CVE-2014-3535 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2014-3535 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3535?

CVE-2014-3535 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-3535?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-3535 patch availability.

Is CVE-2014-3535 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-3535 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2014-3535

High

include/linux/netdevice.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 incorrectly uses macros for netdev_printk and its related logging implementation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by sending invalid packets to a VxLAN interface.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-09-28

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2014-3535 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

5 total

Mirror
http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36

Exploit Vendor Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/256df2f3879efdb2e9808bdb1b54b16fbb11fa38

Exploit
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=256df2f3879efdb2e9808bdb1b54b16fbb11fa38
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69721
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114540

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-3535

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-09-28

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3535?

CVE-2014-3535 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2014-3535 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3535?

CVE-2014-3535 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-3535?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-3535 patch availability.
Is CVE-2014-3535 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2014-3535 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.