Use After Free in Linux Kernel
CVE-2014-2568
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.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.9 (Low). Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/20/421 (mailing-list, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2240-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66348 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/59599 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91922 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/627 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/16 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)