A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's netfilter subsystem handled generic protocol tracking. As demonstrated in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) case, a remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass intended iptables rule restrictions when the associated connection tracking module was not loaded on the system.
Find out more about CVE-2014-8160 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 5.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (kernel) | RHSA-2015:0290 | 2015-03-05 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2015:0674 | 2015-03-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.5 (kernel) | RHSA-2015:0284 | 2015-03-03 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix |
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