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CVE-2013-6763

MEDIUM
6.9
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The uio_mmap_physical function in drivers/uio/uio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not validate the size of a memory block, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via crafted mmap operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4511.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linux kernelNVD
Affected:>= 3.11, < 3.11.8Fixed in:3.11.8CVE-2013-6763derived from NVD

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

0.63%probability of exploitation in 30 days
46thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 46% of all known CVEs.

References

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