Description
The vmci_transport_dgram_dequeue function in net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not properly 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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/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=680d04e0ba7e926233e3b9cee59125ce181f66ba
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/23/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59391
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/83698
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/680d04e0ba7e926233e3b9cee59125ce181f66baVendor Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107Vendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=680d04e0ba7e926233e3b9cee59125ce181f66ba
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/23/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59391
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/83698
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/680d04e0ba7e926233e3b9cee59125ce181f66baVendor Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 22, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified