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CVE-2013-2636 Detail

Description

net/bridge/br_mdb.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  03/22/2013

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.9 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c085c49920b2f900ba716b4ca1c1a55ece9872cc Patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/20/1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=923652
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c085c49920b2f900ba716b4ca1c1a55ece9872cc Patch

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-2636
NVD Published Date:
03/22/2013
NVD Last Modified:
04/05/2013