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CVE-2013-6763
Published: Nov 12, 2013
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The uio_mmap_physical function in drivers/uio/uio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not validate the size of a memory block, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via crafted mmap operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4511.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-2065-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2073-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.12.bz2
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-2076-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2069-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2070-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2066-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2071-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20131104 Re: some unstracked linux kernel security fixes
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-2074-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2068-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2072-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2075-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2067-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2064-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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