# CVE-2013-2234: The (1) key\_notify\_sa\_flush and (2) key\_notify\_policy\_flush functions in net/key/af\_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 do not initialize

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-07-04 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The (1) key_notify_sa_flush and (2) key_notify_policy_flush functions in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 do not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify interface of an IPSec key_socket.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1943-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1166.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a5cc68f3d63306d0d288f31edfc2ae6ef8ecd887
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1938-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1944-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5cc68f3d63306d0d288f31edfc2ae6ef8ecd887
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1945-1
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.10.bz2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1947-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/02/7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980995
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1946-1

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