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HistoryFeb 26, 2013 - 12:00 a.m.

Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerability

2013-02-2600:00:00
ubuntu.com
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6.1 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

25.1%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

  • linux-lts-quantal - Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal

Details

Mathias Krause discovered a bounds checking error for netlink messages
requesting SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY. An unprivileged local user could exploit
this flaw to crash the system or run programs as an administrator.