CVE-2014-0131

Use-after-free vulnerability in the skb_segment function in net/core/skbuff.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the absence of a certain orphaning operation.

This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.

This issue affects the Linux kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. The risks and engineering effort associated with fixing this bug are greater than its security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.