Description
The evm_update_evmxattr function in security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5, when the Extended Verification Module (EVM) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an attempted removexattr operation on an inode of a sockfs filesystem.
Published: 2013-02-22
Score: 6.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-0331 The evm_update_evmxattr function in security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5, when the Extended Verification Module (EVM) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an attempted removexattr operation on an inode of a sockfs filesystem.
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T14:25:09.025Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-0313

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-02-22T00:55:01.240

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-0313

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-01-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-0313 - Bugzilla

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