The llc_ui_recvmsg function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-04-22T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:00:10.178Z

Reserved: 2013-04-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-3231

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-04-22T11:41:01.457

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:15:54.660

Link: CVE-2013-3231

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-04-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-3231 - Bugzilla