What is CVE-2014-7284?

CVE-2014-7284 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2014-7284 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-7284?

CVE-2014-7284 has a CVSS score of 6.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-7284?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-7284. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-7284 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-7284 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2014-7284

Medium

The net_get_random_once implementation in net/core/utils.c in the Linux kernel 3.13.x and 3.14.x before 3.14.5 on certain Intel processors does not perform the intended slow-path operation to initialize random seeds, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof or disrupt IP communication by leveraging the predictability of TCP sequence numbers, TCP and UDP port numbers, and IP ID values.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-10-13

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2014-7284 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-7284 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.5
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/01/19
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1148788
Web
https://web.archive.org/web/20141002163852/http://secondlookforensics.com/ngro-linux-kernel-bug/

Exploit
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3d4405226d27b3a215e4d03cfa51f536244e5de7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3d4405226d27b3a215e4d03cfa51f536244e5de7
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-7284

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.4 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-10-13

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-7284?

CVE-2014-7284 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2014-7284 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-7284?

CVE-2014-7284 has a CVSS score of 6.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-7284?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-7284. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-7284 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-7284 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →