CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-2237

LOW
2.1
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The key_notify_policy_flush function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify_policy interface of an IPSec key_socket.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:3.9.4-1CVE-2013-2237
Fixed in:3.9.4-1CVE-2013-2237
Fixed in:3.9.4-1CVE-2013-2237
Fixed in:3.9.4-1CVE-2013-2237

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days
42ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 42% of all known CVEs.

References

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