SB2013042901 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel
Published: April 29, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013042901
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-3302)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via vectors involving a reconnection event.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ea702b80e0bbb2448e201472127288beb82ca2fe
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/15/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59064
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952260
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea702b80e0bbb2448e201472127288beb82ca2fe