{"id":"CVE-2013-0914","details":"The flush_signal_handlers function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 preserves the value of the sa_restorer field across an exec operation, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application containing a sigaction system call.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:42:40.082022Z","published":"2013-03-22T11:59:11Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1","SUSE-SU-2015:0652-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1787-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1788-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1792-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1793-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1794-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1795-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1796-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1797-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1798-1"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2ca39528c01a933f6689cd6505ce65bd6d68a530"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=920499"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ca39528c01a933f6689cd6505ce65bd6d68a530"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/11/8"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}