CVE-2013-2141
Kernel: signal: information leak in tkill/tgkill
Severity Score
2.1
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
La función do_tkill en kernel/signal.c en el kernel de Linux anterior a v3.8.9 no inicializa cierta estructura de datos, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener información sensible de la memoria del kernel a través de aplicaciones manipuladas que realizan llamadas al sistema (1) tkill o (2) tgkill.
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Timeline
- 2013-02-19 CVE Reserved
- 2013-06-07 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
References (13)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b9e146d8eb3b9ecae5086d373b50fa0c1f3e7f0f | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55055 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/04/10 | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9e146d8eb3b9ecae5086d373b50fa0c1f3e7f0f | 2024-08-06 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1801.html | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766 | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176 | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1899-1 | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1900-1 | 2023-02-13 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=970873 | 2013-12-12 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2141 | 2013-12-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | <= 3.8.8 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 3.8.8" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.8.0 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.8.0" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.8.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.8.1" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.8.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.8.2" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.8.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.8.3" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.8.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.8.4" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.8.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.8.5" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.8.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.8.6" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.8.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.8.7" | - |
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