{"schema_version":"1.7.5","id":"CVE-2013-1772","published":"2013-02-28T19:55:01Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:44:24.219656Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1"],"details":"The log_prefix function in kernel/printk.c in the Linux kernel 3.x before 3.4.33 does not properly remove a prefix string from a syslog header, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and system crash) by leveraging /dev/kmsg write access and triggering a call_console_drivers function call.","references":[{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce0030c00f95cf9110d9cdcd41e901e1fb814417"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916075"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.33"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/26/9"}]}