CVE-2013-7265

CVE Details

Release Date:

2013-11-18

Description

The pn_recvmsg function in net/phonet/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value before 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.

See more information about CVE-2013-7265 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

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

Base Score:	2.1	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3009	2014-02-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3010	2014-02-14
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.34.3.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3010	2014-02-14
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.34.3.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3010	2014-02-14
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-26.1.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3011	2014-02-14
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-0159	2014-02-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3009	2014-02-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3010	2014-02-14
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3011	2014-02-14
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.34.3.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3010	2014-02-14
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.34.3.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3010	2014-02-14

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