CVE-2013-1763

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.7.10

Description The issue is related to an array index error in the sock diag rcv msg function, located in net/core/sock diag.c. This error can be triggered by a large family value in a Netlink message, potentially allowing local users to gain privileges.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.7.10, update to version 3.7.10 or later to resolve the issue.