CVE-2014-8160
Description
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_generic.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18 generates incorrect conntrack entries during handling of certain iptables rule sets for the SCTP, DCCP, GRE, and UDP-Lite protocols, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via packets with disallowed port numbers.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 3.18 |
Red Hat Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
| 6.0 | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.1 | Affected | — |
| 12 | Affected | — |
| 11 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 14.10 | Affected | — |
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
| 12.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt4-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt4-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt4-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt4-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt4-1 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8160.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db29a9508a9246e77087c5531e45b2c88ec6988b
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0674.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/14/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72061
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netfilter-devel/msg33430.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182059
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/db29a9508a9246e77087c5531e45b2c88ec6988b
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8160
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.