CVE-2013-2239
vzkernel before 042stab080.2 in the OpenVZ modification for the Linux kernel 2.6.32 does not initialize certain length variables, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via (1) a crafted ploop driver ioctl…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
vzkernel before 042stab080.2 in the OpenVZ modification for the Linux kernel 2.6.32 does not initialize certain length variables, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via (1) a crafted ploop driver ioctl call, related to the ploop_getdevice_ioc function in drivers/block/ploop/dev.c, or (2) a crafted quotactl system call, related to the compat_quotactl function in fs/quota/quota.c.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- openvz/vzkernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/04/9
- http://wiki.openvz.org/Download/kernel/rhel6-testing/042stab080.2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=475762
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2239
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/04/9
- http://wiki.openvz.org/Download/kernel/rhel6-testing/042stab080.2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=475762
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2239
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.