SB2013111208 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel

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SB2013111208 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel

Published: November 12, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2013111208
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4514)

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

Multiple buffer overflows in drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_priv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and providing a long station-name string, related to the (1) wvlan_uil_put_info and (2) wvlan_set_station_nickname functions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References