Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-1943
Published: July 16, 2013 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92516
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1943
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation error. A local non-authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2013-1943
Install update from vendor's repository.
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.32-51.113
External References
- http://web.archive.org/web/20130329070349/
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=950490
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa3d315a4ce2c0891cdde262562e710d95fba19e
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1939-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa3d315a4ce2c0891cdde262562e710d95fba19e