CVE-2013-2850
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the iscsi_add_notunderstood_response function in drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_parameters.c in the iSCSI target subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OOPS) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long key that is not properly handled during construction of an error-response packet.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 3.2.47 |
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=cea4dcfdad926a27a18e188720efe0f2c9403456
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00018.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/01/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1844-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1845-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1846-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1847-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968036
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cea4dcfdad926a27a18e188720efe0f2c9403456
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2850
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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