Upstream information
Description
A numeric casting discrepancy in sdla_xfer in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.5 and 2.4 up to 2.4.29-rc1 allows local users to read portions of kernel memory via a large len argument, which is received as an int but cast to a short, which prevents a read loop from filling a buffer.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 2.1 | 
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N | 
| Access Vector | Local | 
| Access Complexity | Low | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | 
| Integrity Impact | None | 
| Availability Impact | None | 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 01:38:06 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Oct 7 12:45:29 2022