Release Date: | 2013-02-18 |
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.
See more information about CVE-2013-2237 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
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 |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel) | ELSA-2013-1166 | 2013-08-21 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel) | ELSA-2013-1166-1 | 2013-08-21 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2013-2542 | 2013-08-28 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2013-2543 | 2013-08-28 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.3.el5uek) | ELSA-2013-2542 | 2013-08-28 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-348.16.1.0.1.el5) | ELSA-2013-1166-1 | 2013-08-21 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-348.16.1.el5) | ELSA-2013-1166 | 2013-08-21 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.29.3.el5uek) | ELSA-2013-2542 | 2013-08-28 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-348.16.1.0.1.el5) | ELSA-2013-1166-1 | 2013-08-21 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-348.16.1.el5) | ELSA-2013-1166 | 2013-08-21 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel) | ELSA-2013-1173 | 2013-08-27 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2013-2542 | 2013-08-28 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2013-2543 | 2013-08-28 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.3.el6uek) | ELSA-2013-2542 | 2013-08-28 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.29.3.el6uek) | ELSA-2013-2542 | 2013-08-28 |
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