SB2013042904 - Information exposure in Linux kernel
Published: April 29, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013042904
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information exposure (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1928)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/06/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=949567
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/09/6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.5
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/12176503366885edd542389eed3aaf94be163fdb
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1829-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=12176503366885edd542389eed3aaf94be163fdb