UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1690

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1690

    Published: 28 Feb 2014Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-1690

    Summary:

    Details: The help function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by establishing an IRC DCC session in which incorrect packet data is transmitted during use of the NAT mangle feature.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1690, https://git.kernel.org/linus/2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/28, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2137-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2140-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2158-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1690

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-3.18

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High