CVE-2013-2636
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.9
Description
net/bridge/br_mdb.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
| linux-kernel | affected | | |
| linux-kernel | 3.8.0 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.8.1 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.8.2 | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c085c49920b2f900ba716b4ca1c1a55ece9872cc
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/20/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=923652
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c085c49920b2f900ba716b4ca1c1a55ece9872cc
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2636
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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