CVE-2013-0914
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 22, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 7, 2013
Description
The flush_signal_handlers function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 preserves the value of the sa_restorer field across an exec operation, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application containing a sigaction system call.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- USN-1796-1vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1187vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2ca39528c01a933f6689cd6505ce65bd6d68a530
- MDVSA-2013:176vendor-advisory
- USN-1797-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1788-1vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1051vendor-advisory
- USN-1793-1vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=920499
- USN-1792-1vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1971vendor-advisory
- USN-1794-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1795-1vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ca39528c01a933f6689cd6505ce65bd6d68a530
- [oss-security] 20130311 CVE-2013-0914 Linux kernel sa_restorer information leakmailing-list
- USN-1787-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1798-1vendor-advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4
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