Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-2636
Published: March 22, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42961
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2636
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
net/bridge/br_mdb.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-2636
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c085c49920b2f900ba716b4ca1c1a55ece9872cc
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/20/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=923652
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c085c49920b2f900ba716b4ca1c1a55ece9872cc