Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's PPPoL2TP Feature

CVE-2014-4943 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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.

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