The uio_mmap_physical function in drivers/uio/uio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not validate the size of a memory block, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via crafted mmap operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4511.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2064-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2065-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2066-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2067-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2068-1 Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2069-1 Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2070-1 Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2071-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2072-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2073-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2074-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2075-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2076-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:46:23.498Z

Reserved: 2013-11-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-6763

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-11-12T14:35:12.823

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-6763

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