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CVE-2013-2852
Published: Jun 7, 2013
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Format string vulnerability in the b43_request_firmware function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and including format string specifiers in an fwpostfix modprobe parameter, leading to improper construction of an error message.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-1919-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1899-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2013:1051
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
SUSE-SU-2013:1473
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-1920-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1915-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
DSA-2766
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
openSUSE-SU-2013:1971
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-1918-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1930-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1917-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1916-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2013:1450
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969518
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[oss-security] 20130606 Linux kernel format string flaws
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-1900-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1914-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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