CVE - CVE-2013-2546

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-2546	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The report API in the crypto user configuration API in the Linux kernel through 3.8.2 uses an incorrect C library function for copying strings, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
References
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CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=9a5467bf7b6e9e02ec9c3da4e23747c05faeaac6 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a5467bf7b6e9e02ec9c3da4e23747c05faeaac6 MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2013:176 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176~~ (Obsolete source) MLIST:[oss-security] 20130305 CVE Requests (maybe): Linux kernel: various info leaks, some NULL ptr derefs URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13 SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2013:1971 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html UBUNTU:USN-1793-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1793-1 UBUNTU:USN-1794-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1794-1 UBUNTU:USN-1795-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1795-1 UBUNTU:USN-1796-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1796-1 UBUNTU:USN-1797-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1797-1
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20130308	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20130308)
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