CVE-2013-1826
N/A
Published: March 22, 2013 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
The xfrm_state_netlink function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.7 does not properly handle error conditions in dump_one_state function calls, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.7Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07/2x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/864745d291b5ba80ea0bd0edcbe67273de368836Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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