FreeBSD CVE-2013-5691 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	62302
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2013-5691
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Sep 10 2013 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 28 2013 05:04PM
Credit:	Loganaden Velvindron and Gleb Smirnoff.
Vulnerable:	Debian Linux 6.0 sparc Debian Linux 6.0 s/390 Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc Debian Linux 6.0 mips Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64 Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32 Debian Linux 6.0 arm Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:	FreeBSD Freebsd 9.0-STABLE FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.0-STABLE

FreeBSD CVE-2013-5691 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

FreeBSD is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges or cause the kernel to panic, denying service to legitimate users.

FreeBSD CVE-2013-5691 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

FreeBSD CVE-2013-5691 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

FreeBSD CVE-2013-5691 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

• FreeBSD Homepage (FreeBSD)