CVE-2013-4588
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
20/11/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33, when CONFIG_IP_VS is used, allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for (1) a getsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_get_ctl function, or (2) a setsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_set_ctl function.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.00
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.33 (excluding) | |
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/linux-2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/15/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63744
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2064-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2065-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030800
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb
- http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/linux-2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/15/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63744
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2064-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2065-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030800
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb