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title: "CVE-2014-2852\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-2852

Publication date 14 April 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

OpenAFS before 1.6.7 delays the listen thread when an RXS\_CheckResponse
fails, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(performance degradation) via an invalid packet.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openafs | 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2852)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2852)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-2852)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2852)

### Other references

* <http://www.openafs.org/frameset/dl/openafs/1.6.7/ChangeLog>
* <http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2899>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2852>