High severity · published Jul 3, 2014
CVE-2014-4608
Multiple integer overflows in the lzo1x_decompress_safe function in lib/lzo/lzo1x_decompress_safe.c in the LZO decompressor in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allow…
7.3
CVSS
5.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the lzo1x_decompress_safe function in lib/lzo/lzo1x_decompress_safe.c in the LZO decompressor in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Literal Run. NOTE: the author of the LZO algorithms says "the Linux kernel is *not* affected; media hype.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.4% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.15.2 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension · Suse
11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
11.4 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
10.04; 12.04; 14.04; 14.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4608
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4608
Third Party Advisory
http://blog.securitymouse.com/2014/06/raising-lazarus-20-year-old-bug-that.html
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=206a81c18401c0cde6e579164f752c4b147324ce
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0062.html
More from Kernel
9.8
CVE-2025-39682
tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list
8.8
CVE-2026-53266
netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable
8.8
CVE-2013-6282
Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
8.4
CVE-2022-0185
Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
8.4
CVE-2013-2094
Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability