CVE - CVE-2013-6432

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-6432	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The ping_recvmsg function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 does not properly interact with read system calls on ping sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging unspecified privileges to execute a crafted application.
References
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MISC:USN-2113-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1 MISC:USN-2117-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20131206 Re: CVE request: Kernel: ping: NULL pointer dereference on write to msg_name URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/06/6 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cf970c002d270c36202bd5b9c2804d3097a52da0 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cf970c002d270c36202bd5b9c2804d3097a52da0 MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039046 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039046 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cf970c002d270c36202bd5b9c2804d3097a52da0 URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cf970c002d270c36202bd5b9c2804d3097a52da0 MISC:openSUSE-SU-2014:0205 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20131104	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 (20131104)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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