SB2013091617 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel
Published: September 16, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013091617
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2899)
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 a crafted device.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-input&m=137772191714649&w=1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/28/13
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2019-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2021-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2022-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2024-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2038-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2039-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2050-1
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.73