CVE-2013-2636 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

net/bridge/br_mdb.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0011.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.2:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-2575	net/bridge/br_mdb.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c085c49920b2f900ba716b4ca1c1a55ece9872cc
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/20/1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=923652
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c085c49920b2f900ba716b4ca1c1a55ece9872cc
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2636
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2636

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-03-22T10:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:27:31.604Z

Reserved: 2013-03-21T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2013-2636

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-03-22T11:59:12.017

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

Link: CVE-2013-2636

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-03-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2636 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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