VulnerabilityModified
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…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=680d04e0ba7e926233e3b9cee59125ce181f66ba
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/23/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59391
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/83698
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/680d04e0ba7e926233e3b9cee59125ce181f66baVendor Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107Vendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=680d04e0ba7e926233e3b9cee59125ce181f66ba
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/23/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59391
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/83698
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/680d04e0ba7e926233e3b9cee59125ce181f66baVendor Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.