SB2013082502 - Memory leak in Linux kernel 

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SB2013082502 - Memory leak in Linux kernel

Published: August 25, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2013082502
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4205)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an invalid CLONE_NEWUSER unshare call. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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