CVE-2013-3222

Public on 2013-04-22
Modified on 2014-09-15
Description
The vcc_recvmsg function in net/atm/common.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.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
2.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2013-06-11 ALAS-2013-200 Fixed
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2013-08-13 ALAS-2013-218 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2013-3222 Mitre: CVE-2013-3222