Description
The dgram_recvmsg function in net/ieee802154/dgram.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 stack memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.
References (19)
Core 19
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2108-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bceaa90240b6019ed73b49965eac7d167610be69
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035875
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2107-1
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bceaa90240b6019ed73b49965eac7d167610be69
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029566
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/13
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64747
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90222
Scores
EPSS
0.0048
EPSS Percentile
38.0%
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
Jan 08, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026