CVE-2013-1792

The CVE-2013-1792 entry is valid and has concrete details in connected documents: a race condition in the Linux kernel’s install_user_keyrings() (security/keys/process_keys.c) allows local users to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and crash via concurrent keyctl calls. The vulnerability affects...

CVE-2013-1796

CVE-2013-1796 affects the Linux kernel KVM MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME handling: the kvm_set_msr_common path in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c does not ensure time_page alignment for MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME when the kernel is

CVE-2013-0190

The CVE-2013-0190 entry concerns the xen_failsafe_callback function in the Xen hypervisor on Linux kernels (notably 2.6.23 and related versions). In 32-bit PVOPS guests, a local attacker can trigger an iret fault that leads to an incorrect stack pointer and stack corruption, enabling a denial of ...

CVE-2013-0914

The CVE-2013-0914 issue affects the Linux kernel (before 3.8.4) where the function flush_signal_handlers in kernel/signal.c preserves the sa_restorer field across an exec. This behavior enables local users to bypass ASLR via a crafted application using sigaction. Exploitation details are not prov...

CVE-2012-2372

CVE-2012-2372 affects the Linux kernel (3.7.4 and earlier). The vulnerability is in the rds_ib_xmit function (net/rds/ib_send.c) and can allow local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and kernel panic) by establishing an RDS connection with the source IP equal to the IPoIB interface’s own...

CVE-2013-2141

CVE-2013-2141 affects the Linux kernel; the do_tkill function in kernel/signal.c of kernels before 3.8.9 does not initialize a data structure, enabling local attackers to read sensitive kernel memory via crafted tkill/tgkill calls. Affected contexts are documented in MiracleLinux/OpenVAS advisori...

CVE-2013-2851

CVE-2013-2851 is a concrete vulnerability in the Linux kernel: a format-string flaw in the register_disk function (block/genhd.c) that affects kernels up to 3.9.4. It enables a local attacker with root access to gain privileges by writing format specifiers to /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_arr...

CVE-2012-4398

The CVE-2012-4398 issue affects the Linux kernel (kernel/kmod.c) where the __request_module function in versions before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, enabling local attackers to trigger a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted application. The connected advisories i...

CVE-2013-1819

CVE-2013-1819 affects the Linux kernel prior to 3.7.6. The vulnerability resides in fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c: _xfs_buf_find does not validate block numbers, which can allow local users to mount an XFS filesystem with an invalid extent map and trigger a NULL pointer dereference, causing a denial of servic...

CVE-2013-2015

The vulnerability CVE-2013-2015 affects the Linux kernel’s ext4 implementation. Specifically, ext4/namei.c: the function ext4_orphan_del mishandles orphan-list entries for non-journal filesystems, allowing physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) by presenting a c...

CVE-2013-6381

CVE-2013-6381 describes a buffer overflow in the Linux kernel’s qeth_snmp_command function (drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c) up to version 3.12.1, allowing local users to cause a denial of service (and potentially other impact) via an SNMP ioctl with an incompatible length. Connected documents ...

CVE-2012-6537

CVE-2012-6537 affects the Linux kernel (before 3.6) in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c where certain structures are not initialized, enabling local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN to leak sensitive kernel memory. The vulnerability is a local information disclosure through kernel memory exposure. Affected component...

CVE-2012-6548

CVE-2012-6548 affects the Linux kernel: the udf_encode_fh function in fs/udf/namei.c does not initialize a structure member in kernels before 3.6, enabling a local user to read sensitive information from kernel heap memory via a crafted application. Several connected advisories (e.g., Red Hat RHS...

CVE-2013-0160

CVE-2013-0160 affects the Linux kernel up to version 3.7.9. It enables local attackers to obtain sensitive keystroke timing information by abusing the inotify API on the /dev/ptmx device. The impact is described as partial confidentiality loss; no guidance on exploit details or mitigation is prov...

CVE-2013-1763

CVE-2013-1763 affects the Linux kernel pre-3.7.10, where an array index error in net/core/sock_diag.c (__sock_diag_rcv_msg) could allow a local attacker to gain privileges via a large family value in a Netlink message. The impact is a local privilege escalation with full confidentiality/integrity...

CVE-2013-2147

CVE-2013-2147 affects the Linux kernel drivers for HP Smart Array/Compaq SMART2 (cpqarray/cciss). The root cause is uninitialized data structures in ida_locked_ioctl (via /dev/ida) and cciss_ioctl32_passthru (via /dev/cciss), allowing local attackers to read kernel memory how? through crafted IDA...

CVE-2013-2899

CVE-2013-2899 concerns the Linux kernel HID subsystem: the file drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_core.c is vulnerable through kernel version 3.11 when CONFIG_HID_PICOLCD is enabled. The issue allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted device, manifested as a NULL poin...

CVE-2011-2491

The CVE-2011-2491 issue affects the Linux kernel’s NFS client NLM protocol implementation. It allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (system hang) by abusing a LOCK_UN flock system call. The vulnerability is rooted in the NLM handling in the kernel prior to 3.0. The referenced fix/c...

CVE-2013-4483

The issue CVE-2013-4483 affects the Linux kernel (ipc/util.c: ipc_rcu_putref) where reference count handling is flawed in versions prior to 3.10. This local denial of service can be triggered by a crafted application, leading to memory consumption or system crash. Public advisories (e.g., Unity L...

CVE-2013-6380

The CVE-2013-6380 entry concerns the Linux kernel up to version 3.12.1. The vulnerability exists in the aac_send_raw_srb function, located in drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c, where an insufficient validation of a size value allows a local attacker to trigger an invalid pointer dereference via an ...

CVE-2013-0228

CVE-2013-0228 affects the Linux kernel before 3.7.9 on 32-bit Xen paravirt_ops platforms, where xen_iret in arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_32.S mishandles an invalid DS segment value. This allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via a crafted application. Remediation is a kernel update to include...

CVE-2013-1827

CVE-2013-1827 affects the Linux kernel: net/dccp/ccid.h before 3.5.4. It allows local privilege escalation or denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via CAP_NET_ADMIN on a getsockopt call (sender or receiver). The connected advisories/bulletins (Unity/Linux Nessus entries) ...

CVE-2013-1929

The CVE-2013-1929 issue is a heap-based buffer overflow in the tg3_read_vpd function of the Linux kernel (drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c) prior to 3.8.6. It allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted Vital ...

CVE-2013-3222

CVE-2013-3222 affects the Linux kernel: the vcc_recvmsg function in net/atm/common.c does not initialize a length variable, enabling a local attacker to read sensitive data from kernel stack memory via crafted recvmsg/recvfrom calls. The condition is “before 3.9-rc7”; the implication is a local i...

CVE-2013-2897

CVE-2013-2897 affects the Linux kernel HID multitouch driver (drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c) with CONFIG_HID_MULTITOUCH enabled, up to kernel 3.11. The vulnerability allows physically proximate attackers to trigger a denial of service via crafted HID devices, causing heap memory corruption or a NU...

CVE-2013-4163

CVE-2013-4163 affects the Linux kernel IPv6 path (ip6_output.c: ip6_append_data_mtu). The bug stems from not correctly tracking whether IPV6_MTU was set via setsockopt, enabling local attackers to crash the system by crafting a UDP_CORK-reliant application. Impact is local denial of service/OS cr...

CVE-2013-3231

CVE-2013-3231 affects the Linux kernel prior to 3.9-rc7. The llc_ui_recvmsg function in net/llc/af_llc.c does not initialize a certain length variable, enabling local users to leak sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted recvmsg or recvfrom syscalls. This is a local information...

CVE-2012-6545

The CVE-2012-6545 issue affects the Linux kernel Bluetooth RFCOMM implementation. The connected MiracleLinux advisory documents this vulnerability as: before version 3.6, RFCOMM does not properly initialize certain structures, allowing a local attacker to obtain sensitive information from kernel ...

CVE-2012-6547

CVE-2012-6547 is the Linux kernel issue where __tun_chr_ioctl in drivers/net/tun.c may leave a structure uninitialized, enabling local users to read kernel stack memory. It is described as affecting Linux kernels prior to 3.6; MiracleLinux advisories list this CVE among others in kernel packages ...

CVE-2013-0349

CVE-2013-0349 affects the Linux kernel’s HIDP path: hidp_setup_hid in net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c fails to copy a certain name field, enabling a local attacker to read sensitive kernel memory by setting an oversized name and issuing HIDPCONNADD. The issue exists in kernel versions before 3.7.6. Mit...

CVE-2013-2850

CVE-2013-2850: Heap-based buffer overflow in the Linux kernel’s iSCSI target subsystem (iscsi_add_notunderstood_response in drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_parameters.c) affects kernel versions up to 3.9.4. The flaw can allow remote attackers to trigger memory corruption and OOPS, with potentia...

CVE-2013-4592

CVE-2013-4592: Memory leak in Linux kernel

CVE-2011-2479

CVE-2011-2479 affects the Linux kernel up to version 2.6.38.x and allows a local user to trigger a denial of service by a crafted MAP_PRIVATE mmap on /dev/zero that causes THP creation to misbehave. The vulnerability is in transparent huge pages handling and can crash the system. A fix exists in ...

CVE-2013-1767

CVE-2013-1767 is a Use-after-Free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s shmem_remount_fs (mm/shmem.c) that allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by remounting a tmpfs without the mempolicy option. Affected: Linux kernel versions before 3.7.10. Impact per sources: local ...

CVE-2013-1943

CVE-2013-1943 affects the KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel prior to 3.0. It arises because memory slots in a guest’s physical address space may be allocated without validating kernel addresses, enabling local users to gain privileges or read kernel memory. Affected components: arch/x86/kvm/pagin...

CVE-2013-3225

CVE-2013-3225 — Linux kernel local information disclosure . Affected: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.9-rc7, specifically the rfcomm_sock_recvmsg() path in net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c. Root cause: an uninitialized length variable in recvmsg/recvfrom handling leads to leakage of kernel stack memo...

CVE-2013-4350

CVE-2013-4350 affects the Linux kernel IPv6 SCTP code (net/sctp/ipv6.c) up to version 3.11.1. The vulnerability arises because the data structures and function calls fail to trigger an intended IPsec encryption configuration, enabling remote attackers to sniff traffic and obtain sensitive informa...

CVE-2011-3638

CVE-2011-3638 affects the Linux kernel’s ext4 extents handling. The vulnerability occurs in fs/ext4/extents.c where a modified extent may not be marked_dirty during certain extent-splitting paths, enabling a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (kernel crash) through ext4 unmount/mount o...

CVE-2013-1860

CVE-2013-1860 is a heap-based buffer overflow in the Linux kernel’s wdm_in_callback (drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c) present in versions prior to 3.8.4. The vulnerability allows physically proximate attackers to crash the system or potentially execute arbitrary code through a crafted cdc-wdm USB dev...

CVE-2013-2930

CVE-2013-2930 affects the Linux kernel prior to 3.12.2, where the perf_trace_event_perm function does not properly restrict access to the perf subsystem. This allows local users to enable function tracing via a crafted application. The advisory indicates the impact is partial for confidentiality ...

CVE-2012-6542

The CVE-2012-6542 issue affects the Linux kernel prior to 3.6. It involves the function llc_ui_getname in net/llc/af_llc.c returning an incorrect value under certain circumstances, enabling local users to read sensitive data from kernel stack memory via an application that uses an uninitialized p...

CVE-2013-2148

CVE-2013-2148: In Linux kernel 3.9.x, fill_event_metadata in fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c does not initialize a structure member, enabling local users to read kernel memory via a fanotify descriptor; vulnerability affects kernels up to version 3.9.4. No remediation details provided in the d...

CVE-2013-4511

CVE-2013-4511 concerns multiple integer overflows in the Linux kernel’s Alchemy LCD frame-buffer drivers (au1100fb_fb_mmap and au1200fb_fb_mmap). The issue allows a local attacker to craft mmap operations to create a read-write mapping of kernel memory, enabling privilege escalation. The descript...

CVE-2012-6544

CVE-2012-6544 affects the Linux kernel Bluetooth stack prior to 3.6. The issue arises from improper initialization of certain structures in the L2CAP/HCI paths, enabling a local attacker to read sensitive data from kernel stack memory via a crafted application. MiracleLinux AXSA-2014-258 (kernel-...

CVE-2012-4461

CVE-2012-4461 overview: The Linux kernel KVM subsystem (pre-3.6.9) on hosts using qemu userspace without XSAVE is vulnerable. A local attacker can trigger a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by calling KVM_SET_SREGS to enable the X86_CR4_OSXSAVE bit in the guest CR4, then issuing KVM_RUN. The conne...

CVE-2013-1928

CVE-2013-1928 affects the Linux kernel prior to 3.6.5. The do_video_set_spu_palette function in fs/compat_ioctl.c lacks an error check, potentially enabling local attackers to read sensitive kernel stack memory via a crafted VIDEO_SET_SPU_PALETTE ioctl on a /dev/dvb device. The issue is addressed...

CVE-2013-2634

CVE-2013-2634 affects the Linux kernel prior to 3.8.4. The issue: net/dcb/dcbnl.c does not initialize certain structures, enabling a local attacker to read sensitive data from kernel stack memory via a crafted application. Connected advisories (e.g., MiracleLinux AXSA-2013-592:07) corroborate the...

CVE-2012-6549

The CVE-2012-6549 entry concerns the Linux kernel vulnerability where isofs_export_encode_fh in fs/isofs/export.c did not initialize a structure member, allowing local attackers to read sensitive data from kernel heap memory via a crafted application. Affected: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.6....

CVE-2013-4591

CVE-2013-4591 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the nfs4 ACL path: a buffer overflow in __nfs4_get_acl_uncached within fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c, fixed in kernel 3.7.2. Versions before 3.7.2 are vulnerable to local memory corruption leading to denial of service (memory corruption and system crash...

CVE-2012-4530

Technical details for CVE-2012-4530 are not publicly provided in the connected documents. Monitor for updates; current sources list this CVE among others but do not disclose product/version/root-cause/fix specifics.