CVE-2013-4512

Bug #1249271 reported by John Johansen
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Lucid
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Quantal
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Raring
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Saucy
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Lucid
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Quantal
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Raring
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Saucy
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
linux-ec2 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Lucid
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Quantal
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Raring
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Saucy
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Lucid
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Quantal
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Raring
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Saucy
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Lucid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Precise
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Quantal
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Raring
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Saucy
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Trusty
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Lucid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Precise
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Quantal
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Raring
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Saucy
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Trusty
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Lucid
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Quantal
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Raring
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Saucy
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Lucid
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Quantal
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Raring
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Saucy
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Lucid
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Quantal
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Raring
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Saucy
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Lucid
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Quantal
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Raring
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Saucy
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu)
New
Low
Unassigned
Lucid
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Quantal
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Raring
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Saucy
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Trusty
New
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Buffer overflow in the exitcode_proc_write function in arch/um/kernel/exitcode.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging root privileges for a write operation.

Break-Fix: - 201f99f170df14ba52ea4c52847779042b7a623b

CVE References

Revision history for this message
John Johansen (jjohansen) wrote :

CVE-2013-4512

tags: added: kernel-cve-tracking-bug
information type: Public → Public Security
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Invalid
description: updated
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Saucy):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Quantal):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Raring):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Saucy):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Quantal):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Raring):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Saucy):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Quantal):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Raring):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Saucy):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Quantal):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Raring):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Saucy):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Quantal):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Raring):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Saucy):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Quantal):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Raring):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Saucy):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Quantal):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Raring):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Saucy):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Quantal):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Raring):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Fix Committed
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Fix Committed
description: updated
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Quantal):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.32-54.116

---------------
linux (2.6.32-54.116) lucid; urgency=low

  [Steve Conklin]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1250592

  [ Luis Henriques ]

  * SAUCE: ACPI battery: fix compiler warning
    - LP: #1247154

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * KVM: unmap pages from the iommu when slots are removed
    - LP: #987569
    - CVE-2012-2121
  * uml: check length in exitcode_proc_write()
    - LP: #1249271
    - CVE-2013-4512
 -- Steve Conklin <email address hidden> Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:09:35 -0600

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux-ec2 - 2.6.32-359.72

---------------
linux-ec2 (2.6.32-359.72) lucid-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Stefan Bader ]

  * Rebased to Ubuntu-2.6.32-54.116
  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1250690

  [ Ubuntu: 2.6.32-54.116 ]

  * SAUCE: ACPI battery: fix compiler warning
    - LP: #1247154
  * KVM: unmap pages from the iommu when slots are removed
    - LP: #987569
    - CVE-2012-2121
  * uml: check length in exitcode_proc_write()
    - LP: #1249271
    - CVE-2013-4512
 -- Stefan Bader <email address hidden> Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:07:53 +0100

Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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