# CVE-2014-2038: 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 operati

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-02-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2137-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2140-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/263b4509ec4d47e0da3e753f85a39ea12d1eff24
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=263b4509ec4d47e0da3e753f85a39ea12d1eff24
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/20/16
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066939

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