Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-6368
Published: December 14, 2013 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92515
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6368
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-6368
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fda4e2e85589191b123d31cdc21fd33ee70f50fd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/12/12
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1032210
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64291
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0163.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0284.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1801.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fda4e2e85589191b123d31cdc21fd33ee70f50fd