The key_notify_policy_flush function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify_policy interface of an IPSec key_socket.
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Published : 2013-07-04 14:55
Updated : 2023-02-12 20:44
NVD link : CVE-2013-2237
Mitre link : CVE-2013-2237
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CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel