CVE-2013-7269

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    CVE-2013-7269

    Published: 6 Jan 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The nr_recvmsg function in net/netrom/af_netrom.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value without ensuring that an associated data structure has been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/55882, http://secunia.com/advisories/56036, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039845, http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c, http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/31/7, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64742, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90130

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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