CVE-2013-3302 Race condition in n/a

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Local attackers can trigger a race condition in the Linux kernel CIFS module to cause a denial of service via NULL pointer dereference.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-3302?

CVE-2013-3302 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Apr 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Race condition in the smb_send_rqst function in fs/cifs/transport.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving a reconnection event.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3302?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3302?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-3302 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3302 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-3302, GHSA-9cp7-qvc2-m7rh.

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