SB2014101305 - Information disclosure in Linux kernel
Published: October 13, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014101305
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7284)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate or delete data.
The net_get_random_once implementation in net/core/utils.c in the Linux kernel 3.13.x and 3.14.x before 3.14.5 on certain Intel processors does not perform the intended slow-path operation to initialize random seeds, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof or disrupt IP communication by leveraging the predictability of TCP sequence numbers, TCP and UDP port numbers, and IP ID values.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=3d4405226d27b3a215e4d03cfa51f536244e5de7
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/01/19
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1148788
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3d4405226d27b3a215e4d03cfa51f536244e5de7
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141002163852/
- http://secondlookforensics.com/ngro-linux-kernel-bug/