5.6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.6 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
74.2%
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.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/28/3
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2158-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1058748
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2690d97ade05c5325cbf7c72b94b90d265659886