Description
The uio_mmap_physical function in drivers/uio/uio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not validate the size of a memory block, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via crafted mmap operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4511.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2064-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2065-1 | Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2066-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2067-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2068-1 | Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2069-1 | Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2070-1 | Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2071-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2072-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2073-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2074-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2075-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2076-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T17:46:23.498Z
Reserved: 2013-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-6763
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-11-12T14:35:12.823
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-6763
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Ubuntu USN