SB2013022204 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel
Published: February 22, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013022204
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0309)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/027ef6c87853b0a9df53175063028edb4950d476
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/20/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912898
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=027ef6c87853b0a9df53175063028edb4950d476