CVE-2014-2568
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CVE-2014-2568 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 3.0, <= 3.13.6 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/627Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59599Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/16Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66348Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2240-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079012Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91922Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/20/421Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/627Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59599Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/16Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66348Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2240-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079012Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91922Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/20/421Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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