CVE-2014-2038 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2014-2038?

CVE-2014-2038 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 28 Feb 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The nfs_can_extend_write function in fs/nfs/write.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.3 relies on a write delegation to extend a write operation without a certain up-to-date verification, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory in opportunistic circumstances by writing to a file in an NFS filesystem and then reading the same file.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2038?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2038?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-2038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2038, GHSA-h2fp-7rxc-44gq.