The crypto_report_one function in crypto/crypto_user.c in the report API in the crypto user configuration API in the Linux kernel through 3.8.2 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
References
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2013-03-15 13:55
Updated : 2021-07-15 12:16
NVD link : CVE-2013-2547
Mitre link : CVE-2013-2547
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-310
Cryptographic Issues
Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_mrg
linux
- linux_kernel