Description
The dev_ifconf function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=43da5f2e0d0c69ded3d51907d9552310a6b545e8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1792-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1798-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43da5f2e0d0c69ded3d51907d9552310a6b545e8
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=43da5f2e0d0c69ded3d51907d9552310a6b545e8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1792-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1798-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43da5f2e0d0c69ded3d51907d9552310a6b545e8
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 15, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified