CVE-2013-4591

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-12-11
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

Buffer overflow in the __nfs4_get_acl_uncached function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a getxattr system call for the system.nfs4_acl extended attribute of a pathname on an NFSv4 filesystem.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.2
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2585	2013-11-28
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.33.3.el5uek)	ELSA-2013-2585	2013-11-28
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.33.3.el5uek)	ELSA-2013-2585	2013-11-28
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2013-1645	2013-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2585	2013-11-28
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.33.3.el6uek)	ELSA-2013-2585	2013-11-28
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.33.3.el6uek)	ELSA-2013-2585	2013-11-28