CVE-2013-0349

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2013-01-09
Bugzilla:
914298: CVE-2013-0349 kernel: bluetooth HIDP implementation information disclosure

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The hidp_setup_hid function in net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 does not properly copy a certain name field, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by setting a long name and making an HIDPCONNADD ioctl call.

Find out more about CVE-2013-0349 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue did affect the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

This issue did not affect the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 1.5
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) RHSA-2013:0744 2013-04-23

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 realtime-kernel Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Not affected

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