Unscored severity · published Mar 2, 2015
CVE-2014-8160
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,…
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CVSS
5.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.5% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.18 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
6.5; 6.6; 7.3; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
6.5; 6.6; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; +1 more · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
6.5; 6.6; 7.6; 7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
12 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension · Suse
11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11; 12 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Suse
12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8160
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8160
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db29a9508a9246e77087c5531e45b2c88ec6988b
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
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