Description
Array index error in the __sock_diag_rcv_msg function in net/core/sock_diag.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.10 allows local users to gain privileges via a large family value in a Netlink message.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected 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=6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/25/12Mailing List
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24555Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24746Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33336Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.10Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/24/3Mailing List
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1749-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1750-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1751-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915052Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/25/12Mailing List
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24555Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24746Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33336Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.10Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/24/3Mailing List
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1749-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1750-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1751-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915052Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 28, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified