#VU92532 Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-1774
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92532
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to security restrictions bypass error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: All versions
External links
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916191
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/27/29
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1ee0a224bc9aad1de496c795f96bc6ba2c394811
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.4
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
https://xorl.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/cve-2013-1774-linux-kernel-edgeport-usb-serial-converter-null-pointer-dereference/
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1ee0a224bc9aad1de496c795f96bc6ba2c394811
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
