Cryptographic issues in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-4350

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Cryptographic issues in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-4350

Published: September 25, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42535
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4350
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The IPv6 SCTP implementation in net/sctp/ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 3.11.1 uses data structures and function calls that do not trigger an intended configuration of IPsec encryption, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2013-4350

Install update from vendor's website.

linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 3.2.0-57.87, 3.5.0-43.66, 3.8.0-34.49, 3.11.0-14.21
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.5.0-43.66~precise1
linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.8.0-34.49~precise1

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