The load_script function in fs/binfmt_script.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The load_script function in fs/binfmt_script.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.2 does not properly handle recursion, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.
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References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/19/3
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b66c5984017533316fd1951770302649baf1aa33
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b66c5984017533316fd1951770302649baf1aa33
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=868285
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