VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-2548

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-03-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

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.

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