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CVE-2013-7281

The dgram_recvmsg function in net/ieee802154/dgram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value without ensuring that

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Summary

The dgram_recvmsg function in net/ieee802154/dgram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value without ensuring that an associated data structure has been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.

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References 19

ubuntu.com

kernel.org

GitHub · torvalds/linux

bugzilla.redhat.com

git.kernel.org

securitytracker.com

openwall.com

securityfocus.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com