Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-1772
Published: February 28, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43051
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1772
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The log_prefix function in kernel/printk.c in the Linux kernel 3.x before 3.4.33 does not properly remove a prefix string from a syslog header, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and system crash) by leveraging /dev/kmsg write access and triggering a call_console_drivers function call.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-1772
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.33
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/26/9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916075
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce0030c00f95cf9110d9cdcd41e901e1fb814417