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    CVE-2013-4483

    The ipc_rcu_putref function in ipc/util.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 does not properly manage a reference count, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) via a crafted application.

    Published:Oct 29, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Nov 4, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.00092
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus

    Exploits

    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/30/4
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024854
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3
    https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.10.bz2
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/30/4
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024854
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3
    https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.10.bz2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High