CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-4512

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the exitcode_proc_write function in arch/um/kernel/exitcode.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging root privileges for a write operation.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:3.11.8-1CVE-2013-4512
Fixed in:3.11.8-1CVE-2013-4512
Fixed in:3.11.8-1CVE-2013-4512
Fixed in:3.11.8-1CVE-2013-4512

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days
38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

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