Description
The evm_update_evmxattr function in security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5, when the Extended Verification Module (EVM) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an attempted removexattr operation on an inode of a sockfs filesystem.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.2/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a67adb997419fb53540d4a4f79c6471c60bc69b6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/20/16
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=913266
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a67adb997419fb53540d4a4f79c6471c60bc69b6
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a67adb997419fb53540d4a4f79c6471c60bc69b6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/20/16
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=913266
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a67adb997419fb53540d4a4f79c6471c60bc69b6
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 22, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified