VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-4483

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-11-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

The ipc_rcu_putref function in ipc/util.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 does not properly manage a reference count, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) via a crafted application.

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