UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2546

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2546

    Published: 15 Mar 2013Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-2546
    Aliases:
    USN-1793-1
    USN-1794-1
    USN-1795-1

    Summary:

    Details: The report API in the crypto user configuration API in the Linux kernel through 3.8.2 uses an incorrect C library function for copying strings, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2546, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1793-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1794-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1795-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1796-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1797-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2546

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.11.0-12.19

    Affected versions

    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