CVE-2014-8160

CVE Details

Release Date:2014-09-25

Description


A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's netfilter subsystem handled generic protocol tracking. As demonstrated in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) case, a remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass intended iptables rule restrictions when the associated connection tracking module was not loaded on the system.

See more information about CVE-2014-8160 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 5.8 Base Metrics: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30142015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30152015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.2.el5uek)ELSA-2015-30152015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.2.el5uek)ELSA-2015-30152015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.1.8.el6uek)ELSA-2015-30132015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2015-06742015-03-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30132015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30142015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30152015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.2.el6uek)ELSA-2015-30152015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.2.el6uek)ELSA-2015-30152015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.1.8.el7uek)ELSA-2015-30132015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2015-02902015-03-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2015-30132015-03-13
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2015-00342015-03-16



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