{
    "id": "CVE-2014-4943",
    "published": "2014-07-19 19:55:08",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:10:48",
    "cvss_score": "6.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-269",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.02103",
    "epss_percentile": "0.81149",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07 18:17:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "opensuse",
            "product": "opensuse"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_server_aus"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "suse",
            "product": "linux_enterprise_desktop"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "suse",
            "product": "linux_enterprise_server"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "36267",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 3.15.6 - PPP-over-L2TP Socket Level Handling Crash (PoC)",
            "date": "2015-03-04",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36267"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3cf521f7dc87c031617fd47e4b7aa2593c2f3daf",
        "http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0924.html",
        "http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3047.html",
        "http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3048.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html",
        "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/1",
        "http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109277",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1025.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/59790",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/60011",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/60071",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/60220",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/60380",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/60393",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36267",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030610",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1119458",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94665",
        "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3cf521f7dc87c031617fd47e4b7aa2593c2f3daf",
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3cf521f7dc87c031617fd47e4b7aa2593c2f3daf",
        "http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0924.html"
    ]
}