# CVE-2013-1763: 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 p

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 4 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2013-02-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915052
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/25/12
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1750-1
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33336
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/24/3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24746
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.10
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1749-1
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24555
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1751-1
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33336
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24555
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24746
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44299
- https://github.com/qkrtjsrbs315/CVE-2013-1763

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