medium
4.9
CWE
200
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-6832: Infoleak

First published: Thu Nov 21 2013(Updated: )

The nand_ioctl function in sys/dev/nand/nand_geom.c in the nand driver in the kernel in FreeBSD 10 and earlier does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted ioctl call.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
FreeBSD Kernel<=10.0
FreeBSD Kernel=0.4_1
FreeBSD Kernel=1.0
FreeBSD Kernel=1.1
FreeBSD Kernel=1.1.5
FreeBSD Kernel=1.1.5.1
FreeBSD Kernel=1.2
FreeBSD Kernel=1.5
FreeBSD Kernel=2.0
FreeBSD Kernel=2.0.1
FreeBSD Kernel=2.0.5
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1.0
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1.5
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1.6
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1.6.1
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1.7
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1.7.1
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.1
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.2
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.3
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.4
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.5
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.6
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.7
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.8
FreeBSD Kernel=3.0
FreeBSD Kernel=3.1
FreeBSD Kernel=3.2
FreeBSD Kernel=3.3
FreeBSD Kernel=3.4
FreeBSD Kernel=3.5
FreeBSD Kernel=3.5.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.0
FreeBSD Kernel=4.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.1.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.2
FreeBSD Kernel=4.3
FreeBSD Kernel=4.4
FreeBSD Kernel=4.5
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6.2
FreeBSD Kernel=4.7
FreeBSD Kernel=4.8
FreeBSD Kernel=4.9
FreeBSD Kernel=4.10
FreeBSD Kernel=4.11
FreeBSD Kernel=5.0
FreeBSD Kernel=5.1
FreeBSD Kernel=5.2
FreeBSD Kernel=5.2.1
FreeBSD Kernel=5.3
FreeBSD Kernel=5.4
FreeBSD Kernel=5.5
FreeBSD Kernel=6.0
FreeBSD Kernel=6.1
FreeBSD Kernel=6.2
FreeBSD Kernel=6.3
FreeBSD Kernel=6.4
FreeBSD Kernel=7.0
FreeBSD Kernel=7.1
FreeBSD Kernel=7.2
FreeBSD Kernel=7.3
FreeBSD Kernel=7.4
FreeBSD Kernel=8.0
FreeBSD Kernel=8.1
FreeBSD Kernel=8.2
FreeBSD Kernel=8.3
FreeBSD Kernel=8.4
FreeBSD Kernel=9.0
FreeBSD Kernel=9.1
FreeBSD Kernel=9.2

Remedy

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-11/0106.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-6832?

    CVE-2013-6832 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to leak sensitive kernel memory information.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-6832?

    To fix CVE-2013-6832, update to a patched version of FreeBSD that addresses this vulnerability.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2013-6832?

    CVE-2013-6832 affects local users on FreeBSD versions 10 and earlier.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2013-6832?

    The impact of CVE-2013-6832 is that local users may gain unauthorized access to sensitive information in kernel memory.

  • What systems are vulnerable to CVE-2013-6832?

    FreeBSD systems prior to version 10.0 are vulnerable to CVE-2013-6832.

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