Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-7027

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Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-7027

Published: December 9, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42246
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7027
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The ieee80211_radiotap_iterator_init function in net/wireless/radiotap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7 does not check whether a frame contains any data outside of the header, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted header.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2013-7027

Install update from vendor's website.

linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.32-57.119, 3.2.0-58.88, 3.5.0-45.68, 3.8.0-35.50, 3.11.0-14.21
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.5.0-45.68~precise1
linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.8.0-35.50~precise1
linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.11.0-14.21~precise1

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