The pn_recvmsg function in net/phonet/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value before ensuring that an associated data structure has been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-01-06T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:01:20.403Z

Reserved: 2014-01-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-7265

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-01-06T16:55:09.210

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:17:59.670

Link: CVE-2013-7265

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-11-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-7265 - Bugzilla