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    CVE-2013-4588

    Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33, when CONFIG_IP_VS is used, allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for (1) a getsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_get_ctl function, or (2) a setsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_set_ctl function.

    Published:Nov 11, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Nov 19, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.00051
    CVSS Score:7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/linux-2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/15/12
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63744
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2064-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2065-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030800
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb
    http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/linux-2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/15/12
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63744
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2064-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2065-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030800
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffb

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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