PT-2013-3476 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Brad Spengler

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Published

2013-04-29

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Updated

2023-02-13

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CVE-2013-1928

CVSS v2.0

4.7

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.6.5
Description The issue is related to a lack of error checking in the do video set spu palette function, which could potentially allow local users to access sensitive information from kernel stack memory. This can be achieved through a crafted VIDEO SET SPU PALETTE ioctl call on a /dev/dvb device.
Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.6.5, update to version 3.6.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Information Disclosure

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2013-1178
CESA-2013_1645
CVE-2013-1928
DSA-2668-1
RHSA-2013:1645
RHSA-2013_1645
SUSE-SU-2015:0652-1
USN-1644-1
USN-1645-1
USN-1648-1
USN-1649-1
USN-1652-1
USN-1671-1
USN-1673-1
USN-1704-1
USN-1824-1
USN-1829-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Centos
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse