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CVE-2013-1828

The sctp_getsockopt_assoc_stats function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not validate a size value before proceeding to a copy_from_user operation, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that contains an SCTP_GET_ASSOC_STATS getsockopt system call.

Published

2013-03-22T11:59:11.650

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.8.4	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/sctp.c Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/309805924749541376 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24747 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/08/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919315 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/sctp.c Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/309805924749541376 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24747 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/08/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919315 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)