CVE-2013-2237

CVE Details

Release Date:2013-02-18

Description


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.

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CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 1.7 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: Requires single instance Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2013-11662013-08-21
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2013-1166-12013-08-21
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2013-25422013-08-28
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2013-25432013-08-28
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.3.el5uek)ELSA-2013-25422013-08-28
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-348.16.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2013-1166-12013-08-21
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-348.16.1.el5)ELSA-2013-11662013-08-21
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.29.3.el5uek)ELSA-2013-25422013-08-28
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-348.16.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2013-1166-12013-08-21
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-348.16.1.el5)ELSA-2013-11662013-08-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2013-11732013-08-27
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2013-25422013-08-28
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2013-25432013-08-28
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.3.el6uek)ELSA-2013-25422013-08-28
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.29.3.el6uek)ELSA-2013-25422013-08-28



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