CVE-2013-4588
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33, when CONFIG_IP_VS is used, allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for (1) a getsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_get_ctl function, or (2) a setsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_set_ctl function.
Find out more about CVE-2013-4588 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team does not consider this issue to be a security flaw.
Please see http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/174 for CVE REJECT request and further information.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 6.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix |
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