PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2013-3236Design/Logic Flaw
The vmci_transport_dgram_dequeue function in net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not properly initialize a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux_kernel | le | 3.9 | |
| linux_kernel | eq | 3.9 rc4 | |
| linux_kernel | eq | 3.9 rc5 | |
| linux_kernel | eq | 3.9 rc3 | |
| linux_kernel | eq | 3.9 rc2 | |
| linux_kernel | eq | 3.9 rc1 |
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=680d04e0ba7e926233e3b9cee59125ce181f66ba
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/11
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/13
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/14
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/3
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/23/2
www.securityfocus.com/bid/59391
xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/83698
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/680d04e0ba7e926233e3b9cee59125ce181f66ba
lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107
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