What is CVE-2014-4667?

CVE-2014-4667 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10. CVE-2014-4667 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4667?

CVE-2014-4667 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-4667?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-4667. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-4667 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-4667 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2014-4667

Medium

The sctp_association_free function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not properly manage a certain backlog value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (socket outage) via a crafted SCTP packet.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-07-03

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.0

out of 10

Medium

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:P

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-4667 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Linux
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3068.html

Third Party Advisory
Linux
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3069.html

Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59777

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59790

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/60564

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/60596

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/27/11

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68224

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113967

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822ee
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d3217b15a19a4779c39b212358a5c71d725822ee
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-4667

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-07-03

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-4667?

CVE-2014-4667 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10 . CVE-2014-4667 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4667?

CVE-2014-4667 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-4667?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-4667. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-4667 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-4667 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.