VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-4483
The ipc_rcu_putref function in ipc/util.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 does not properly manage a reference count, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) via a crafted application.
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.49%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The ipc_rcu_putref function in ipc/util.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 does not properly manage a reference count, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) via a crafted application.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/30/4Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024854Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3Exploit, Patch
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.10.bz2Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/30/4Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024854Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3Exploit, Patch
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.10.bz2Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.