The crypto_report_one function in crypto/crypto_user.c in the report API in the crypto user configuration API in the Linux kernel through 3.8.2 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-03-14T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:44:32.059Z

Reserved: 2013-03-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-2547

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-15T20:55:08.633

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:51:54.680

Link: CVE-2013-2547

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2547 - Bugzilla