CVE-2013-7026

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple race conditions in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that uses shmctl IPC_RMID operations in conjunction with other shm system calls.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a399b29dfbaaaf91162b2dc5a5875dd51bbfa2a1 patch exploit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a399b29dfbaaaf91162b2dc5a5875dd51bbfa2a1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2070-1 vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2075-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-7026?
CVE-2013-7026 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-7026?
To fix CVE-2013-7026, 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-2013-7026 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-7026 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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