CVE-2013-4515

Description

The bcm_char_ioctl function in drivers/staging/bcm/Bcmchar.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via an IOCTL_BCM_GET_DEVICE_DRIVER_INFO ioctl call.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2073-1 vendor advisory
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.12.bz2 patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2076-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2069-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2070-1 vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8d1e72250c847fa96498ec029891de4dc638a5ba
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2066-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2071-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/04/22 mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2074-1 vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8d1e72250c847fa96498ec029891de4dc638a5ba patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2068-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2072-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2075-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2067-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4515?
CVE-2013-4515 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4515?
To fix CVE-2013-4515, 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-2013-4515 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-4515 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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