CVE-2014-2038 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel's NFS write functionality (nfs_can_extend_write function) affecting versions prior to 3.13.3, including Canonical and Ubuntu Linux. A local attacker can exploit this by writing to and then reading the same file on an NFS filesystem, potentially exposing sensitive data from kernel memory. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), this is a low-severity vulnerability with low attack complexity, requiring local access for partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.13.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
13.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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