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CVE-2013-2237 Detail

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.


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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-2237
NVD Published Date:
07/04/2013
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.