Vulnerability Report

CVE-2014-4608

Title: Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension Memory Corruption

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2014-4608.

CWE Category CWE-190

Published Date Jul 03, 2014

Modified Date May 06, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 7.3 CVSS v3.1

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

8.60%

Vulnerability Summary

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 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.

Impacted Vendors

Reference Links

http://blog.securitymouse.com/2014/06/raising-lazarus-20-year-old-bug-that.html http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=206a81c18401c0cde6e579164f752c4b147324ce http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0062.html http://secunia.com/advisories/60011 http://secunia.com/advisories/60174 http://secunia.com/advisories/62633 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2 http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/ http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/21 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68214 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2416-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2419-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2420-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2421-1 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113899 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/206a81c18401c0cde6e579164f752c4b147324ce https://www.securitymouse.com/lms-2014-06-16-2 http://blog.securitymouse.com/2014/06/raising-lazarus-20-year-old-bug-that.html http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=206a81c18401c0cde6e579164f752c4b147324ce http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0062.html http://secunia.com/advisories/60011 http://secunia.com/advisories/60174 http://secunia.com/advisories/62633 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2 http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/ http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/21 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68214 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2416-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2419-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2420-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2421-1 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113899 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/206a81c18401c0cde6e579164f752c4b147324ce https://www.securitymouse.com/lms-2014-06-16-2

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Severity HIGH

7.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

7.5

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

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

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2014-4608 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

May 06, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 06, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 12, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

July 03, 2014 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK

Complexity LOW

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.