CVE-2013-2635

Published: Mar 22, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

1.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The rtnl_fill_ifinfo function in net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.

Affected (4)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 3.8.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.8.0
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.8.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.8.2

Related CWEs

CWE-399

References (28)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=84d73cd3fb142bf1298a8c13fd4ca50fd2432372

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/20/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1809-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1811-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1812-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1813-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1814-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=923652

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/84d73cd3fb142bf1298a8c13fd4ca50fd2432372

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=84d73cd3fb142bf1298a8c13fd4ca50fd2432372