Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2013-2237

The key_notify_policy_flush function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify_policy interface of an IPSec key_socket.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (43.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.