Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-0310
Published: February 22, 2013 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92552
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0310
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit 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
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-2.6.32-350-ec2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-2.6.32-350-ec2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2013-0310
Install update from vendor's repository.
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.32-45.100, 3.0.0-25.41, 3.2.0-31.50
linux-image-2.6.32-350-ec2 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.32-350.57
linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.0.0-25.41~lucid1
linux-image-2.6.32-350-ec2 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.32-350.57
linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.0.0-25.41~lucid1
External References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/89d7ae34cdda4195809a5a987f697a517a2a3177
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912900
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/20/5
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89d7ae34cdda4195809a5a987f697a517a2a3177