- Vulnerability/
- USN-1919-1
29/7/2013
USN-1919-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
First published: Mon Jul 29 2013(Updated: )
Kees Cook discovered a format string vulnerability in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver for the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2013-2852) Marcus Moeller and Ken Fallon discovered that the CIFS incorrectly built certain paths. A local attacker with access to a CIFS partition could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4247)
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic | <3.8.0-27.40 | 3.8.0-27.40 |
| =13.04 |
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Reference Links
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2852
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4247
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1930-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1936-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1900-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1918-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1914-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1915-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1917-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1899-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1920-1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.8.0-27.40
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1919-1 (Advisory)
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