The vsock_stream_sendmsg function in net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-3175 The vsock_stream_sendmsg function in net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2024-09-16T17:44:09.224Z

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

Link: CVE-2013-3237

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-04-22T11:41:01.590

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

Link: CVE-2013-3237

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Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2013-3237 - Bugzilla

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