CVE-2014-2568

N/A Unknown
Published: March 24, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/627
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/16
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66348
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2240-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079012
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91922
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/20/421
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/627
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/16
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66348
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2240-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91922
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/20/421
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
41th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

canonical linux