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low2.1

CVE-2013-2548

The crypto_report_one function in crypto/crypto_user.c in the report API in the crypto user configuration API in the Linux kernel through 3.8.2 uses an incorre…

Impact

The crypto_report_one function in crypto/crypto_user.c in the report API in the crypto user configuration API in the Linux kernel through 3.8.2 uses an incorrect length value during a copy operation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 3.8.2
Versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4
RedhatEnterprise Mrg
Version 2.0

Weakness classification

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