The ax25_recvmsg function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2668-1 linux-2.6 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2669-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-3161 The ax25_recvmsg function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1837-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1849-1 Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1876-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1877-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1878-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1879-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1880-1 Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1881-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1882-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1883-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:00:10.108Z

Reserved: 2013-04-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-3223

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-04-22T11:41:01.267

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-3223

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-04-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-3223 - Bugzilla

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