CVE-2014-1690
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1690
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1058748
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/28/3
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.12.8-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.12.8-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.12.8-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.12.8-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.12.8-1 |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 13.10 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.12.8 |
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-3.12.8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/28/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2158-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1058748
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1690
CWEs
CWE-200
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.