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CVE-2013-4483

Description

The ipc_rcu_putref function in ipc/util.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 does not properly manage a reference count, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) via a crafted application.

Risk Information

Base Score
6.2
MODERATE
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.092

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-2221-1) linux-image-3.2.0-63-generic_3.2.0-63.95_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2221-1) linux-image-3.2.0-63-generic_3.2.0-63.95_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2221-1) linux-image-3.2.0-63-virtual_3.2.0-63.95_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2221-1) linux-image-3.2.0-63-virtual_3.2.0-63.95_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2221-1) linux-image-3.2.0-63-generic-pae_3.2.0-63.95_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-2223-1) linux-image-3.5.0-51-generic_3.5.0-51.77~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-2223-1) linux-image-3.5.0-51-generic_3.5.0-51.77~precise1_amd64.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Raring (USN-2238-1) linux-image-3.8.0-42-generic_3.8.0-42.63~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Raring (USN-2238-1) linux-image-3.8.0-42-generic_3.8.0-42.63~precise1_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234