CVE-2014-2568

kernel: net: potential information leak when ubuf backed skbs are skb_zerocopy()ied

Published Mar 24, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 2.9 Low EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-2603 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2239-1 Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2240-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2241-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2260-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:21 AM
Reserved
Mar 20, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 24, 2014, 4:40 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:06 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 18, 2014, 12:00 AM