CVE

Id
61719  
CVE No.
CVE-2013-1772  
Status
Candidate  
Description
The log_prefix function in kernel/printk.c in the Linux kernel 3.x before 3.4.33 does not properly remove a prefix string from a syslog header, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and system crash) by leveraging /dev/kmsg write access and triggering a call_console_drivers function call.  
Phase
Assigned (20130219)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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