VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-1690
The help function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by establishing an IRC DCC session in which incorrect packet data is transmitted during use of…
LOW 2.6EPSS 3.85%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.85%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The help function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by establishing an IRC DCC session in which incorrect packet data is transmitted during use of the NAT mangle feature.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.85% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/28/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2158-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1058748Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/28/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2158-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1058748Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.