The key_notify_policy_flush function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify_policy interface of an IPSec key_socket.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-07-04T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:41.076Z

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

Link: CVE-2013-2237

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-07-04T21:55:01.107

Modified: 2023-02-13T04:44:37.523

Link: CVE-2013-2237

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2237 - Bugzilla