CVE-2013-7026 Race condition in n/a

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

Local attackers can trigger a race condition in the Linux kernel's shared memory subsystem to cause a system crash via crafted applications.

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-2013-7026?

CVE-2013-7026 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 9 Dec 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple race conditions in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that uses shmctl IPC_RMID operations in conjunction with other shm system calls.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7026?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2013-7026?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-7026 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7026 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7026, GHSA-2qvj-3gvp-r69w.

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