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CVE-2013-2237

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.08

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1970-1) linux-image-3.5.0-41-generic_3.5.0-41.64~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1970-1) linux-image-3.5.0-41-generic_3.5.0-41.64~precise1_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1992-1) linux-image-3.2.0-55-generic_3.2.0-55.85_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1992-1) linux-image-3.2.0-55-generic_3.2.0-55.85_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1992-1) linux-image-3.2.0-55-virtual_3.2.0-55.85_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1992-1) linux-image-3.2.0-55-virtual_3.2.0-55.85_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1992-1) linux-image-3.2.0-55-generic-pae_3.2.0-55.85_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Raring (USN-1995-1) linux-image-3.8.0-32-generic_3.8.0-32.47~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Raring (USN-1995-1) linux-image-3.8.0-32-generic_3.8.0-32.47~precise1_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234