Security Bulletin: IBM DataPower Gateways is affected by a kernel vulnerability (CVE-2014-2523)

Summary

IBM DataPower Gateways has addressed the following vulnerability: CVE-2014-2523

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2014-2523
DESCRIPTION: Linux Kernel could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error in the /netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c file. By sending a specially-crafted DCCP packet, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt kernel stack memory and execute arbitrary code on the system with kernel privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91910&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Related Information

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Change History

7 September 2018: Original version published

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