CVE-2013-3222 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can read sensitive kernel stack memory via crafted system calls due to uninitialized variables in the ATM subsystem.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-3222?

CVE-2013-3222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 22 Apr 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3222?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3222?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2013-3222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-3222, GHSA-cgvw-9v58-vg53.

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