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Tracker / CVE-2013-2548

CVE-2013-2548

Low 2.1

The crypto_report_one function in crypto/crypto_user.c in the report API in the crypto user configuration API in the Linux kernel through 3.8.2 uses an incorrect length value during a copy operation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Affected products and versions

linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel · … → 3.8.2
redhat enterprise_mrg

Analysis

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