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The help function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by establishing an IRC DCC session in which incorrect packet data is transmitted during use of the NAT mangle feature.
- Products
- linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 3.12.8-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2014-1690
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:43 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The help function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by establishing an IRC DCC session in which incorrect packet data is transmitted during use of the NAT mangle feature.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1690
linux
Fixed versions: 3.12.8-1
linux
Fixed versions: 3.12.8-1
linux
Fixed versions: 3.12.8-1
Complete source record
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