CVE-2013-2546

The report API in the crypto user configuration API in the Linux kernel through 3.8.2 uses an incorrect C library function for copying strings, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

🔗 References (20)

• cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9a5467bf7b6e9e02ec9c3da4e23747c05faeaac6
• cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
• cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
• cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
• cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1793-1
• cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1794-1
• cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1795-1
• cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1796-1
• cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1797-1
• cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a5467bf7b6e9e02ec9c3da4e23747c05faeaac6
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9a5467bf7b6e9e02ec9c3da4e23747c05faeaac6
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1793-1