ghsa-hxfg-qj5j-8pf3
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 01:29
Modified
2025-04-11 04:17
Details

The packet_recvmsg function in net/packet/af_packet.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 memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2013-7270"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2014-01-06T16:55:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The packet_recvmsg function in net/packet/af_packet.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 memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.",
  "id": "GHSA-hxfg-qj5j-8pf3",
  "modified": "2025-04-11T04:17:42Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T01:29:25Z",
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    },
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039845"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90131"
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      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c"
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/56036"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4"
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      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1"
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      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1"
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  "severity": []
}


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