Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-1929
CVE-2013-1929
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the tg3_read_vpd function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted firmware that specifies a long string in the Vital Product Data (VPD) data structure.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.8.5
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <3.8.6
Patches
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References
16- cansecwest.com/slides/2013/PrivateCore%20CSW%202013.pdfnvdExploit
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/715230a44310a8cf66fbfb5a46f9a62a9b2de424nvdExploitPatch
- git.kernel.orgnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101836.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.htmlnvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.6nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/06/3nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1834-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1835-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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