Privilege escalation vulnerability in Linux kernel before 3.7.10 via large family value in Netlink message

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Linux kernel before 3.7.10 via large family value in Netlink message

CVE-2013-1763 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Array index error in the __sock_diag_rcv_msg function in net/core/sock_diag.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.10 allows local users to gain privileges via a large family value in a Netlink message.

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