SB2013022812 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel
Published: February 28, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013022812
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1772)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The log_prefix function in kernel/printk.c in the Linux kernel 3.x before 3.4.33 does not properly remove a prefix string from a syslog header, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and system crash) by leveraging /dev/kmsg write access and triggering a call_console_drivers function call.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.33
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/26/9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916075
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce0030c00f95cf9110d9cdcd41e901e1fb814417