Information disclosure in Linux Kernel

CVE-2013-7281

The dgram_recvmsg function in net/ieee802154/dgram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value without ensuring that an associated data structure has been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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