Description
The xfrm_state_netlink function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.7 does not properly handle error conditions in dump_one_state function calls, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=864745d291b5ba80ea0bd0edcbe67273de368836
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.7
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1829-1
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/864745d291b5ba80ea0bd0edcbe67273de368836
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919384
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07/2
Scores
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
33.1%
Details
Status
published
Products (6)
linux/linux_kernel
3.5.1
linux/linux_kernel
3.5.2
linux/linux_kernel
3.5.3
linux/linux_kernel
3.5.4
linux/linux_kernel
3.5.5
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.5.6
Published
Mar 22, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026