VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-7265

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-01-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Description

The pn_recvmsg function in net/phonet/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value before 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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references