CVE-2013-2852 | Linux Kernel 3.9.0/3.9.1/3.9.2/3.9.3/3.9.4 main.c modprobe format string (EDB-38559 / Nessus ID 69126)
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel 3.9.0/3.9.1/3.9.2/3.9.3/3.9.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c. The manipulation of the argument modprobe leads to format string.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-2852. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.