CVE-2013-2852
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 7, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 11, 2013
Description
Format string vulnerability in the b43_request_firmware function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and including format string specifiers in an fwpostfix modprobe parameter, leading to improper construction of an error message.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- USN-1919-1vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless.git/commit/?id=9538cbaab6e8b8046039b4b2eb6c9d614dc782bd
- USN-1899-1vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1051vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2013:1473vendor-advisory
- USN-1920-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1915-1vendor-advisory
- DSA-2766vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1971vendor-advisory
- USN-1918-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1930-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1917-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1916-1vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1450vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969518
- [oss-security] 20130606 Linux kernel format string flawsmailing-list
- USN-1900-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1914-1vendor-advisory
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