CVE-2013-3235

Description

net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data structure and a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory lkml.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=60085c3d009b0df252547adb336d1ccca5ce52ec
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176 vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/60085c3d009b0df252547adb336d1ccca5ce52ec vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1837-1 vendor advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107 mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-3235?
CVE-2013-3235 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-3235?
To fix CVE-2013-3235, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-3235 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-3235 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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