CVE-2013-2141
N/A
Published: June 7, 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 0.6%
Description
The do_tkill function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application that makes a (1) tkill or (2) tgkill system call.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (12)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1801.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/04/10Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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