CVE-2013-7263

The Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates certain length values before ensuring that associated data structures have been initialized, which allows local users to…

published January 6, 2014

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates certain length values before ensuring that associated data structures have 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, related to net/ipv4/ping.c, net/ipv4/raw.c, net/ipv4/udp.c, net/ipv6/raw.c, and net/ipv6/udp.c.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00461 · 39.0th percentile
Published
2014-01-06T11:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 JAN 11:00Z
    The Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates certain length values before ensuring that associated data structures have been initialized, which allows local users to…
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