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CVE-2013-2239
vzkernel before 042stab080.2 in the OpenVZ modification for the Linux kernel 2.6.32 does not initialize certain length variables, which…
Medium4.7EPSS 0.35%
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- redhat
Description
vzkernel before 042stab080.2 in the OpenVZ modification for the Linux kernel 2.6.32 does not initialize certain length variables, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via (1) a crafted ploop driver ioctl call, related to the ploop_getdevice_ioc function in drivers/block/ploop/dev.c, or (2) a crafted quotactl system call, related to the compat_quotactl function in fs/quota/quota.c.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.
Weakness
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References (5)
- http://wiki.openvz.org/Download/kernel/rhel6-testing/042stab080.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2766 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=475762 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2239 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20130704 OpenVZ security repport - Multiple memory leaks (CVE-2013-2239) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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