CVE-2013-3076

Description

The crypto API in the Linux kernel through 3.9-rc8 does not initialize certain length variables, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call, related to the hash_recvmsg function in crypto/algif_hash.c and the skcipher_recvmsg function in crypto/algif_skcipher.c.

Risk Information

Base Score
6.2
MODERATE
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.058

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-1878-1) linux-image-3.2.0-48-generic_3.2.0-48.74_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1878-1) linux-image-3.2.0-48-generic_3.2.0-48.74_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1878-1) linux-image-3.2.0-48-virtual_3.2.0-48.74_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1878-1) linux-image-3.2.0-48-virtual_3.2.0-48.74_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1878-1) linux-image-3.2.0-48-generic-pae_3.2.0-48.74_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1880-1) linux-image-3.5.0-34-generic_3.5.0-34.55~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1880-1) linux-image-3.5.0-34-generic_3.5.0-34.55~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