CVE-2013-3230 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive kernel stack memory via crafted system calls due to uninitialized structure members in the L2TP IPv6 implementation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-3230?
CVE-2013-3230 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 l2tp_ip6_recvmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain structure member, 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-2013-3230?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2013-3230?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-3230 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3230 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2x7f-vj4c-rv7v.