Description
The caif_seqpkt_recvmsg function in net/caif/caif_socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
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=2d6fbfe733f35c6b355c216644e08e149c61b271
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1837-1
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2d6fbfe733f35c6b355c216644e08e149c61b271
Scores
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel
3.9 rc1 (5 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.9
Published
Apr 22, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026