CVE-2013-7445 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in the Linux kernel DRM subsystem by triggering excessive GEM object requests through graphics applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-7445?
CVE-2013-7445 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Oct 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.x mishandles requests for Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) objects, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an application that processes graphics data, as demonstrated by JavaScript code that creates many CANVAS elements for rendering by Chrome or Firefox.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7445?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7445?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-7445 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7445 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7445, GHSA-j587-gvrg-27rp, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2013-7445, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2013-7445, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2013-7445, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2013-7445 and 2 more.