{"id":"CVE-2013-7270","details":"The packet_recvmsg function in net/packet/af_packet.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 memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:43:27.102692Z","published":"2014-01-06T16:55:09Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2015:0652-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/55882"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/56036"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039845"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/31/7"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64744"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90131"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}