Information disclosure in Linux Kernel
CVE-2013-1928
The do_video_set_spu_palette function in fs/compat_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6.5 on unspecified architectures lacks a certain error check, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted VIDEO_SET_SPU_PALETTE ioctl call on a /dev/dvb device.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/12176503366885edd542389eed3aaf94be163fdb
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/06/2 (mailing-list)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1829-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/09/6 (mailing-list)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- git.kernel.org/
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.5