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
| Vector | AV: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
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse