CVE-2013-3237

The vsock_stream_sendmsg function in net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.

CVSS v2.0 4.9 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d5e0d0f607a7a029c6563a0470d88255c89a8d11	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d5e0d0f607a7a029c6563a0470d88255c89a8d11	Vendor Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::rc6::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc5::::::

Information

Published : 2013-04-22 04:41

Updated : 2013-04-22 04:41

NVD link : CVE-2013-3237

Mitre link : CVE-2013-3237

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

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