CVE-2013-1763

Public Exploit

Description

Array index error in the __sock_diag_rcv_msg function in net/core/sock_diag.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.10 allows local users to gain privileges via a large family value in a Netlink message.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.51% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915052 issue tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0 patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/25/12 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1750-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33336 third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/24/3 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html vendor advisory third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24746 third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.10 broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1749-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24555 third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0 broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1751-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1763?
CVE-2013-1763 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1763?
To fix CVE-2013-1763, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-1763 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1763 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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