Description
Buffer overflow in the exitcode_proc_write function in arch/um/kernel/exitcode.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging root privileges for a write operation.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.7/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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=201f99f170df14ba52ea4c52847779042b7a623b
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/04/22
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63510
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/201f99f170df14ba52ea4c52847779042b7a623bExploit, Patch
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.12.bz2Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=201f99f170df14ba52ea4c52847779042b7a623b
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/04/22
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63510
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/201f99f170df14ba52ea4c52847779042b7a623bExploit, Patch
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.12.bz2Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 12, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified