# CVE-2014-3953: FreeBSD 8.4 before p14, 9.1 before p17, 9.2 before p10, and 10.0 before p7 does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-07-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

FreeBSD 8.4 before p14, 9.1 before p17, 9.2 before p10, and 10.0 before p7 does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a (1) SCTP_SNDRCV, (2) SCTP_EXTRCV, or (3) SCTP_RCVINFO SCTP cmsg or a (4) SCTP_PEER_ADDR_CHANGE, (5) SCTP_REMOTE_ERROR, or (6) SCTP_AUTHENTICATION_EVENT notification.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030539
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62218
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:17.kmem.asc

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