NVD - CVE-2013-2015

CVE-2013-2015 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

The ext4_orphan_del function in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.3 does not properly handle orphan-list entries for non-journal filesystems, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted filesystem on removable media, as demonstrated by the e2fsprogs tests/f_orphan_extents_inode/image.gz test.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 04/29/2013

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.7 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

Evaluator Impact

Per https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2015 "This issue affects the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 may address this issue."

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=0e9a9a1ad619e7e987815d20262d36a2f95717ca	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/26/16
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957123
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0e9a9a1ad619e7e987815d20262d36a2f95717ca	Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-2015
NVD Published Date:
04/29/2013
NVD Last Modified:
11/28/2016

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