Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-0349

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Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-0349

Published: February 28, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43048
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0349
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 hidp_setup_hid function in net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 does not properly copy a certain name field, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by setting a long name and making an HIDPCONNADD ioctl call.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-2.6.32-351-ec2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2013-0349

Install update from vendor's website.

linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.32-46.108, 3.0.0-32.50, 3.2.0-39.62, 3.5.0-26.42
linux-image-2.6.32-351-ec2 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.32-351.64
linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.0.0-32.50~lucid1
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.5.0-26.42~precise1

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