CVE-2013-1826

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-09-13
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The xfrm_state_netlink function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linuxkernel before 3.5.7 does not properly handle error conditions in dump_one_state function calls, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	3.8
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2013-0747	2013-04-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2013-0747-1	2013-04-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2520	2013-04-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.26.2.el5uek)	ELSA-2013-2520	2013-04-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-348.4.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2013-0747-1	2013-04-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-348.4.1.el5)	ELSA-2013-0747	2013-04-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.26.2.el5uek)	ELSA-2013-2520	2013-04-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-348.4.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2013-0747-1	2013-04-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-348.4.1.el5)	ELSA-2013-0747	2013-04-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2013-0744	2013-04-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2520	2013-04-24
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.26.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2013-2520	2013-04-24
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.26.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2013-2520	2013-04-24