CVE-2013-1826

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.5.7

Description The issue is related to the xfrm state netlink function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly handle error conditions in dump one state function calls. This can be exploited by local users with the CAP NET ADMIN capability to gain privileges or cause a denial of service, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference and system crash.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.5.7, update to version 3.5.7 or later to resolve the issue.