CVE-2013-2141

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 7
Modified
Published: 07 Jun 2013, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 15:27

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Jun 2013, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 15:27
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The do_tkill function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application that makes a (1) tkill or (2) tgkill system call.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 13%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-399•Resource Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 3.8.8 | 3.8.0 | 3.8.1 | 3.8.2 | 3.8.3 | 3.8.4 | 3.8.5 | 3.8.6 | 3.8.7

References (12)