CVE-2013-3237
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d5e0d0f607a7a029c6563a0470d88255c89a8d11
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d5e0d0f607a7a029c6563a0470d88255c89a8d11
References
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d5e0d0f607a7a029c6563a0470d88255c89a8d11
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d5e0d0f607a7a029c6563a0470d88255c89a8d11
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