PT-2013-3864
CVE-2013-2634
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Published
2013-03-22
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Updated
2014-02-07
Description by
CVSS 2.0
1.9
LowMetricsAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 3.8.4
Description
The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory. This is due to the failure of the net/dcb/dcbnl.c module in the Linux kernel to initialize certain structures, which can be exploited via a crafted application.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 3.8.4, update to version 3.8.4 or later to resolve the issue.
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