{"cve":"CVE-2014-4943","nvd":{"published":"2014-07-19T19:55:08.230","modified":"2026-06-17T00:10:48.880","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-269"],"references":["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"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel","opensuse:opensuse","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus","suse:linux_enterprise_desktop","suse:linux_enterprise_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:33:06.232976534+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-4943","score":0.02103,"percentile":0.81735,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}