CVE-2014-3185

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-3185
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerChrome
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-09-28 10:55:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMultiple buffer overflows in the command_port_read_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Whiteheat USB Serial Driver in the Linux kernel before 3.16.2 allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a crafted device that provides a large amount of (1) EHCI or (2) XHCI data associated with a bulk response.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Issue 98 - google-security-research - Linux Kernel Buffer Overflow in Whiteheat USB Serial Driver - Google Security Research - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0812-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1141400 – (CVE-2014-3185) CVE-2014-3185 Kernel: USB serial: memory corruption flaw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-2379-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-2375-1: Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Linux Kernel CVE-2014-3185 'whiteheat.c' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0652-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-2377-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Broken Link
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Multiple Linux USB driver CVE assignment af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
USN-2376-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0566-1: important: kernel update fo af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USB: whiteheat: Added bounds checking for bulk command response · torvalds/linux@6817ae2 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-2378-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-2374-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
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