NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in net/dccp/ccid.h in the Linux kernel before 3.5.4

CVE-2013-1827 · MEDIUM Severity

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

net/dccp/ccid.h in the Linux kernel before 3.5.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for a certain (1) sender or (2) receiver getsockopt call.

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