Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-1059
Published: July 8, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42747
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1059
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an auth_reply message that triggers an attempted build_request operation.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-1059
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://hkpco.kr/advisory/CVE-2013-1059.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/09/7
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=767633&action=diff
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=977356