6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.1 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
55.2%
The sctp_getsockopt_assoc_stats function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not validate a size value before proceeding to a copy_from_user operation, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that contains an SCTP_GET_ASSOC_STATS getsockopt system call.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1
grsecurity.net/~spender/sctp.c
twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/309805924749541376
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24747
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/08/2
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919315
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1