CVE-2013-3301

CVE Details

Release Date:

2013-04-11

Description

The ftrace implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for write access to the (1) set_ftrace_pid or (2) set_graph_function file, and then making an lseek system call.

See more information about CVE-2013-3301 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.4	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2538	2013-07-18
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2013-1051	2013-07-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2538	2013-07-18

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