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CVE-2013-0914

CVE information

Published

11 years ago

Last Modified

5 months ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Low

Impact Analysis

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Description

The flush_signal_handlers function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 preserves the value of the sa_restorer field across an exec operation, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application containing a sigaction system call..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Low
Base Score
3.6/10
Exploit Score
3.9/10
Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
4.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
Partial
Availability Impact
None
Integrity Impact
Partial

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -

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