cve/2013/CVE-2013-2546.md

CVE-2013-2546

Description

The report API in the crypto user configuration API in the Linux kernel through 3.8.2 uses an incorrect C library function for copying strings, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

POC

Reference

• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1797-1

Github

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