CVE-2014-1690

CVE-2014-1690 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter NAT IRC helper function (nf_nat_irc.c) affecting versions prior to 3.12.8, including Canonical and Ubuntu Linux distributions. A remote attacker could exploit this by sending malformed IRC DCC session data during NAT mangle operations, potentially leaking sensitive kernel memory information. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6 (AV:N/AC:H/C:P), indicating network access but high attack complexity and only partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.