NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-2899

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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-2899

Published: September 16, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42576
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2899
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2013-2899

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 3.2.0-57.87, 3.5.0-43.66, 3.8.0-32.47
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.5.0-43.66~precise1
linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.8.0-32.47~precise1

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