Description
The (1) key_notify_sa_flush and (2) key_notify_policy_flush functions in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 do not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify interface of an IPSec key_socket.
Published: 2013-07-04
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2745-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2766-1 linux-2.6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2185 The (1) key_notify_sa_flush and (2) key_notify_policy_flush functions in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 do not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify interface of an IPSec key_socket.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1912-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1913-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1938-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1941-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1942-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1943-1 Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1944-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1945-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1946-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1947-1 Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Mrg
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:41.150Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-2234

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-07-04T21:55:01.087

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-2234

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-06-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2234 - Bugzilla

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