Kernel: netfilter: nf_nat: leakage of uninitialized buffer in IRC NAT helper

The help function in net/netfilter/nfnatirc.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...

CVE-2014-1690

The vulnerability CVE-2014-1690 affects the Linux kernel’s net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c before 3.12.8. An IRC DCC session with incorrect NAT mangle data can allow a remote attacker to read kernel memory. Impact is information disclosure; exploitation context is remote over the network. The fixed ve...