Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.109.3.el5uek
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2476908
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 7 Jun 2013
Introduced: 7 Jun 2013
CVE-2013-2852 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5
kernel-uek-debug
to version 0:2.6.39-400.109.3.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-2538
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug
package and not the kernel-uek-debug
package as distributed by Oracle
.
See How to fix?
for Oracle:5
relevant fixed versions and status.
Format string vulnerability in the b43_request_firmware function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and including format string specifiers in an fwpostfix modprobe parameter, leading to improper construction of an error message.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2013-2852.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-1051.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-2537.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-2538.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969518
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/13
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless.git/commit/?id=9538cbaab6e8b8046039b4b2eb6c9d614dc782bd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1918-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1916-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1899-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1917-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1915-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1900-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1914-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1919-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1930-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1450.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1920-1