CVE-2013-7026 Race condition in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7026, GHSA-2qvj-3gvp-r69w.