Information disclosure in Linux Kernel
CVE-2013-3236
The vmci_transport_dgram_dequeue function in net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not properly 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.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 3.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/680d04e0ba7e926233e3b9cee59125ce181f66ba (Vendor Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3 (mailing-list)
- xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/83698 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/13 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/59391 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/14 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/11 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/23/2 (mailing-list)