SB2013020603 - Buffer overflow in linux-grsec (Alpine package)

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SB2013020603 - Buffer overflow in linux-grsec (Alpine package)

Published: February 6, 2013

Security Bulletin ID SB2013020603
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0231)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The pciback_enable_msi function in the PCI backend driver (drivers/xen/pciback/conf_space_capability_msi.c) in Xen for the Linux kernel 2.6.18 and 3.8 allows guest OS users with PCI device access to cause a denial of service via a large number of kernel log messages

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References