Information disclosure in Linux Kernel

CVE-2013-3237

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.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.004 (31.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 3.9
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)