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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.01% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 62.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-03-24 10:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 10:21Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-03-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 108437bf98b05abde8f7333dbfde455930aae0d6fb347b8691b566a6abd5e305
05 Affected products
06 References
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20140320 [PATCH v3] core, nfqueue, openvswitch: Orphan frags in skb_zerocopy and handle errorshttps://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/20/421
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079012
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2240-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2240-1
- www.securityfocus.com66348http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66348
- secunia.com59599http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-cve20142568-info-disclosure(91922)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91922
- seclists.org[oss-sec] 20140320 CVE request -- kernel: net: potential information leak when ubuf backed skbs are skb_zerocopy()iedhttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/627
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140320 Re: CVE request -- kernel: net: potential information leak when ubuf backed skbs are skb_zerocopy()iedhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/16
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.13.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.13.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.13.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 3.13.0-29.53
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.