Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-4588
Published: November 20, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42352
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4588
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33, when CONFIG_IP_VS is used, allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for (1) a getsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_get_ctl function, or (2) a setsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_set_ctl function.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Amazon Linux AMI
Amazon Linux AMI
How to mitigate CVE-2013-4588
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - update to 2.6.33
External References
- http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/linux-2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/15/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63744
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2064-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2065-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030800
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb