Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-1773
Published: February 28, 2013 / Updated: June 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92531
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1773
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2013-1773
Install update from vendor's repository.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0720a06a7518c9d0c0125bd5d1f3b6264c55c3dd
- http://www.osvdb.org/88310
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916115
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23248/
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.3.bz2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/26/8
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1026.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58200
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0720a06a7518c9d0c0125bd5d1f3b6264c55c3dd