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Cent OS: CVE-2013-3231: CESA-2013:1034 (kernel)

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Cent OS: CVE-2013-3231: CESA-2013:1034 (kernel)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
04/22/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/01/2016
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

The llc_ui_recvmsg function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-debug
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-debug-devel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-devel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-doc
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-headers
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-pae
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-pae-devel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-xen
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-xen-devel

References

  • DSA-2668
  • DSA-2669
  • MDVSA-2013:176
  • CVE-2013-3231
  • RHSA-2013:1645
  • USN-1837-1
  • USN-1849-1
  • USN-1876-1
  • USN-1877-1
  • USN-1878-1
  • USN-1879-1
  • USN-1880-1
  • USN-1881-1
  • USN-1882-1
  • USN-1883-1
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