CVE-2014-0131
Description
From CVE.org
Use-after-free vulnerability in the skb_segment function in net/core/skbuff.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the absence of a certain orphaning operation.
Statement
This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
This issue affects the Linux kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. The risks and engineering effort associated with fixing this bug are greater than its security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 2.9 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Adjacent Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Michael S. Tsirkin (Red Hat).
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