High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Nov 20, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-4588
CVE-2013-4588
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33, when CONFIG_IP_VS is used, allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for (1) a getsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_get_ctl function, or (2) a setsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_set_ctl function.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- Range: <2.6.33
Patches
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References
8- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/15/12nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/04bcef2a83f40c6db24222b27a52892cba39dffbnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/63744nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2064-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2065-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/linux-2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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