NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-3302
Published: April 29, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42863
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-3302
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
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 vectors involving a reconnection event.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-3302
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ea702b80e0bbb2448e201472127288beb82ca2fe
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/15/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59064
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952260
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea702b80e0bbb2448e201472127288beb82ca2fe