CVE-2013-2141

Public on 2013-06-07
Modified on 2014-09-16
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.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
2.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2013-10-16 ALAS-2013-233 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2013-2141 Mitre: CVE-2013-2141