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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1690

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

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1690

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Feb 2014, 06:18 UTC

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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