Upstream information
Description
Integer overflow in the hpsb_alloc_packet function (incorrectly reported as alloc_hpsb_packet) in IEEE 1394 (Firewire) driver 2.4 and 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the functions (1) raw1394_write, (2) state_connected, (3) handle_remote_request, or (4) hpsb_make_writebpacket.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.2 | 
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | 
| Access Vector | Local | 
| Access Complexity | Low | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | 
| Integrity Impact | Complete | 
| Availability Impact | Complete | 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 00:55:04 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:35 2025