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    CVE-2013-2237

    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.

    Published:Feb 18, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jul 4, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.0008
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openstack

    Exploits

    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/85dfb745ee40232876663ae206cba35f24ab2a40https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/85dfb745ee40232876663ae206cba35f24ab2a40

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=85dfb745ee40232876663ae206cba35f24ab2a40
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1166.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1173.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/04/3
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1970-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1972-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1973-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1992-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1993-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=981220
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/85dfb745ee40232876663ae206cba35f24ab2a40
    https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.9.bz2
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=85dfb745ee40232876663ae206cba35f24ab2a40
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1166.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1173.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/04/3
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1970-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1972-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1973-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1992-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1993-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=981220
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/85dfb745ee40232876663ae206cba35f24ab2a40
    https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.9.bz2

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