CVE-2013-7265

Description

The pn_recvmsg function in net/phonet/datagram.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 stack memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.

Risk Information

Base Score

7.1

MODERATE

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.035

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-26.1.1.el6uek update (ELSA-2014-3011) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-26.1.1.el6uek-0.4.2-3.el6.x86_64.rpm	Linux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-35.el6uek update (ELSA-2014-3034) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-35.el6uek-0.4.3-4.el6.x86_64.rpm	Linux
Dtrace-modules-headers update (ELSA-2014-3034) dtrace-modules-headers-0.4.3-4.el6.x86_64.rpm	Linux
Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2013-7265)	NCM

Patch Details

No records found

References

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