CVE-2014-7207
A certain Debian patch to the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel 3.2.x through 3.2.63 does...
A certain Debian patch to the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel 3.2.x through 3.2.63 does not properly validate arguments in ipv6_select_ident function calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging (1) tun or (2) macvtap device access.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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A certain Debian patch to the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel 3.2.x through 3.2.63 does not properly validate arguments in ipv6_select_ident function calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging (1) tun or (2) macvtap device access.
- Record
CVE-2014-7207- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A certain Debian patch to the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel 3.2.x through 3.2.63 does not properly validate arguments in ipv6_select_ident function calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging (1) tun or (2) macvtap device access.
- Record
CVE-2014-7207- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-7080 No score
A certain Debian patch to the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel 3.2.x through 3.2.63 does not properly validate arguments in ipv6_select_ident function calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging (1) tun or (2) macvtap device access.
- Record
EUVD-2014-7080- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ggxv-j99v-vqcg No score
A certain Debian patch to the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel 3.2.x through 3.2.63 does...
A certain Debian patch to the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel 3.2.x through 3.2.63 does not properly validate arguments in ipv6_select_ident function calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging (1) tun or (2) macvtap device access.
- Record
GHSA-ggxv-j99v-vqcg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-7207 No score
A certain Debian patch to the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel 3.2.x through 3.2.63 does not properly validate arguments in ipv6_select_ident function calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging (1) tun or (2) macvtap device access.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7207- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
linuxDebian:7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3.2.63-2+deb7u1, plus listed versions 3.2.41-23.2.41-2+deb7u13.2.41-2+deb7u23.2.41-2+deb7u2~bpo60+13.2.46-1 Show 24 moreShow less3.2.46-1+deb7u13.2.46-1+deb7u1~bpo60+13.2.46-1~bpo60+13.2.51-13.2.51-1~bpo60+13.2.53-13.2.53-23.2.54-13.2.54-23.2.54-2~bpo60+13.2.57-13.2.57-23.2.57-33.2.57-3+deb7u13.2.57-3+deb7u23.2.57-3+deb7u2~bpo60+13.2.60-13.2.60-1+deb7u13.2.60-1+deb7u23.2.60-1+deb7u33.2.60-1+deb7u3~bpo60+13.2.63-13.2.63-23.2.63-2+deb7u1~bpo60+1 |
3.2.63-2+deb7u1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-7207 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Linux Kernel, published October 31, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/1
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=766195
securityfocus.com/bid/70867
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7207
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ggxv-j99v-vqcg
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7207
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=916e4cf46d0204806c062c8c6c4d1f633852c5b6
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7207