CVE-2013-2850

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the iscsi_add_notunderstood_response function in drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_parameters.c in the iSCSI target subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OOPS) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long key that is not properly handled during construction of an error-response packet.

How to fix CVE-2013-2850

To remediate CVE-2013-2850, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/linux—upgrade to 3.9.4-1 or later

Is CVE-2013-2850 being exploited?

Moderate — EPSS is 7.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 3.9.4-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2850