CVE-2013-4299 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote authenticated users can obtain sensitive information or modify data via a crafted mapping to a snapshot block device in the Linux kernel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4299?
CVE-2013-4299 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Oct 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Interpretation conflict in drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c in the Linux kernel through 3.11.6 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information or modify data via a crafted mapping to a snapshot block device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4299?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (18)
kernel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-PAE Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-PAE-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-PAE-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-debug Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-debug-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-debug-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-debuginfo-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-headers Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-kdump Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-kdump-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-kdump-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-xen Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-xen-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
kernel-xen-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.18-348.21.1.el5 |
Products include Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4299?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2013-4299 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4299 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4299, GHSA-rw3x-fqfm-qr37, RHSA-2013:1860.