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CVE-2013-0914

Date: March 22, 2013

The flush_signal_handlers function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 preserves the value of the sa_restorer field across an exec operation, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application containing a sigaction system call.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.1

Related Resources (22)

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1793-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1794-1

Url: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1795-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1796-1

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ca39528c01a933f6689cd6505ce65bd6d68a530

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0914

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1792-1

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2013-0914

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/11/8

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0914

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1788-1

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1787-1

Url: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2ca39528c01a933f6689cd6505ce65bd6d68a530

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1797-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1798-1

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=920499

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2013-0914

Severity Score

5.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.1
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	3.6
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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CVE-2013-0914

Date: March 22, 2013

Language: C

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CVSS v2

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