CVE-2013-4516 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive kernel stack memory via a specific ioctl call in the sb105x driver, potentially exposing confidential data.
- 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-2013-4516?
CVE-2013-4516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Nov 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The mp_get_count function in drivers/staging/sb105x/sb_pci_mp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4516?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4516?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-4516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4516, GHSA-6h9x-6pf8-f93x.