Description
The ATM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e862f1a9b7df4e8196ebec45ac62295138aa3fc2
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c0c5cfdcd4d69ffc4b9c0907cec99039f30a50a
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e862f1a9b7df4e8196ebec45ac62295138aa3fc2
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3c0c5cfdcd4d69ffc4b9c0907cec99039f30a50a
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2
Scores
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
4.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (44)
linux/linux_kernel
3.0 rc1 (7 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.1
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.2
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.3
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.4
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.5
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.6
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.7
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.8
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.9
... and 34 more
Published
Mar 15, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026