CVE-2013-7271

Description (CNA)

The x25_recvmsg function in net/x25/af_x25.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 memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.

Affected (CNA)

CWE

No CWE identifiers supplied.

References

• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64746
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039845
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c
• http://secunia.com/advisories/56036
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/31/7
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90132
• http://secunia.com/advisories/55882

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