The xfrm_state_netlink function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.7 does not properly handle error conditions in dump_one_state function calls, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-03-22T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:13:33.305Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-1826

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-22T11:59:11.607

Modified: 2023-02-13T00:27:58.030

Link: CVE-2013-1826

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-09-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1826 - Bugzilla