CVE-2013-6763

Medium

Description

The uio_mmap_physical function in drivers/uio/uio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not validate the size of a memory block, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via crafted mmap operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4511.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedNov 12, 2013
First seenNov 12, 2013

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel3.2.53, 3.4.71, 3.10.19, 3.11.8 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 3.2.53, 3.3 ≤ v < 3.4.71, 3.5 ≤ v < 3.10.19, 3.11 ≤ v < 3.11.83.2.53, 3.4.71, 3.10.19, 3.11.8

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