CVE-2014-2568
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
2.9
VIR risk
2.9
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nfqnl_zcopy function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the absence of a certain orphaning operation. NOTE: the affected code was moved to the skb_zerocopy function in net/core/skbuff.c before the vulnerability was announced.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2568
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/16
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2568.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.13.7-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.13.7-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.13.7-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.13.7-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.13.7-1 |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2568.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/627
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/16
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66348
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2240-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079012
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91922
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/20/421
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2568
CWEs
CWE-416
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.