5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
15.1%
The load_script function in fs/binfmt_script.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.2 does not properly handle recursion, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b66c5984017533316fd1951770302649baf1aa33
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/19/3
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=868285
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b66c5984017533316fd1951770302649baf1aa33