VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2013-2237
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.54%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-07-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Description
The key_notify_policy_flush function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify_policy interface of an IPSec key_socket.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer