PT-2014-2861 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2014-02-15 · Updated 2014-02-18 · CVE-2013-4737

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 3.x

Description The issue concerns the CONFIG STRICT MEMORY RWX implementation in the Linux kernel, which does not properly consider certain memory sections. This oversight makes it easier for attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the presence of RWX memory at a fixed location.

Recommendations For Linux kernel version 3.x, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-4737

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 6

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4737 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4737 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4737 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4737 · Vendor Advisory
• https://codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/configstrictmemoryrwx-not-strictly-enforced-cve-2013-4737 · Vendor Advisory
• https://codeaurora.org/cgit/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=4256415b296348ff16cd17a5b8f8dce4dea37328 · Note