Tracker / CVE-2013-2141
CVE-2013-2141
Low 2.1
The do_tkill function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application that makes a (1) tkill or (2) tgkill system call.
Affected products and versions
| linux | linux_kernel |
|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel · … → 3.8.8 |
Analysis
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