CVE-2013-6832 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 21 Nov 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can read sensitive kernel memory via crafted ioctl calls in the FreeBSD NAND driver.

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-2013-6832?

CVE-2013-6832 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 21 Nov 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The nand_ioctl function in sys/dev/nand/nand_geom.c in the nand driver in the kernel in FreeBSD 10 and earlier does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted ioctl call.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6832?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6832?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-6832 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wcvv-624c-8c9w.