CVE-2013-2141
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
Description
The do_tkill function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application that makes a (1) tkill or (2) tgkill system call.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 9 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 3.8.7 | Affected | — |
| 3.8.6 | Affected | — |
| 3.8.5 | Affected | — |
| 3.8.4 | Affected | — |
| 3.8.3 | Affected | — |
| 3.8.2 | Affected | — |
| 3.8.1 | Affected | — |
| 3.8.0 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.9.4-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.9.4-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.9.4-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.9.4-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.9.4-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b9e146d8eb3b9ecae5086d373b50fa0c1f3e7f0f
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1801.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55055
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/04/10
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1899-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1900-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=970873
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9e146d8eb3b9ecae5086d373b50fa0c1f3e7f0f
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2141
CWEs
CWE-399
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