CVE - CVE-2013-7270

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-7270	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The packet_recvmsg function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value before ensuring that an associated data structure has been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.
References
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BID:64744 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64744 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039845 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c MLIST:[oss-security] 20131231 Re: CVE request: Linux kernel: net: memory leak in recvmsg handlermsg_name & msg_namelen logic URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/31/7 SECUNIA:55882 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/55882 SECUNIA:56036 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/56036 UBUNTU:USN-2109-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1 UBUNTU:USN-2110-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1 UBUNTU:USN-2113-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1 UBUNTU:USN-2117-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1 UBUNTU:USN-2128-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1 UBUNTU:USN-2129-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1 UBUNTU:USN-2135-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1 UBUNTU:USN-2136-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1 UBUNTU:USN-2138-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1 UBUNTU:USN-2139-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1 UBUNTU:USN-2141-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1 XF:linux-kernel-cve20137270-info-disc(90131) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90131
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20140105	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20140105)
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