CVE-2013-4514

NameCVE-2013-4514
DescriptionMultiple buffer overflows in drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_priv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and providing a long station-name string, related to the (1) wvlan_uil_put_info and (2) wvlan_set_station_nickname functions.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.112-1fixed
trixie6.11.5-1fixed
sid6.11.7-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsource(unstable)3.12-1unimportant
linux-2.6source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

wlags49_h2 driver not built
- linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Affected code not present yet)
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b5e2f339865fb443107e5b10603e53bbc92dc054
Not enabled in Debian kernels; staging drivers are not supported

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