CVE-2013-1826 | BDVDB-2026-55113 Detail
Description#
The xfrm_state_netlink function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.7 does not properly handle error conditions in dump_one_state function calls, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.7
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1829-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/864745d291b5ba80ea0bd0edcbe67273de368836
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919384
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07/2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=864745d291b5ba80ea0bd0edcbe67273de368836
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.