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CVE-2014-2038 (GCVE-0-2014-2038)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-02-28 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 09:58
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Summary
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.
Severity
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CWE
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2014-02-13 00:00
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