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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.19% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/db29a9508a9246e77087c5531e45b2c88ec6988b third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72061 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netfilter-devel/msg33430.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db29a9508a9246e77087c5531e45b2c88ec6988b
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182059 issue tracking third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/14/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0674.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8160?
CVE-2014-8160 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8160?
To fix CVE-2014-8160, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8160 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8160 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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