CVE-2013-6392 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can read sensitive kernel stack memory via a crafted ioctl call in the Genlock 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
None listed

What is CVE-2013-6392?

CVE-2013-6392 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The genlock_dev_ioctl function in genlock.c in the Genlock driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted GENLOCK_IOC_EXPORT ioctl call.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6392?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Codeaurora Android-Msm.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6392?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6392 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-6392 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vmh8-jgcf-h9p2.

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