CVE-2013-2234: linux linux_kernel
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-2234 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 2.1, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12Timeline
- 04-07-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The (1) key_notify_sa_flush and (2) key_notify_policy_flush functions in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 do not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify interface of an IPSec key_socket.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.54%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
45%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.54% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundLinux
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu11 products
- linux< 3.11.0-12.19 | < 4.2.0-16.19
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1002.2 | < 4.4.0-1001.10
- linux-gke< 4.4.0-1003.3
- linux-goldfish< 3.4.0-4.27
- linux-hwe< 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1
Debian1 product
- linux< 3.10.1-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 3.9.9 | 3.0:rc1 | 3.0:rc2 | 3.0:rc3 | 3.0:rc4 | 3.0:rc5 | 3.0:rc6 | 3.0:rc7 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4 | 3.0.5 | 3.0.6 | 3.0.7 | 3.0.8 | 3.0.9 | 3.0.10 | 3.0.11 | 3.0.12 | 3.0.13 | 3.0.14 | 3.0.15 | 3.0.16 | 3.0.17 | 3.0.18 | 3.0.19 | 3.0.20 | 3.0.21 | 3.0.22 | 3.0.23 | 3.0.24 | 3.0.25 | 3.0.26 | 3.0.27 | 3.0.28 | 3.0.29 | 3.0.30 | 3.0.31 | 3.0.32 | 3.0.33 | 3.0.34 | 3.0.35 | 3.0.36 | 3.0.37 | 3.0.38 | 3.0.39 | 3.0.40 | 3.0.41 | 3.0.42 | 3.0.43 | 3.0.44 | 3.0.45 | 3.0.46 | 3.0.47 | 3.0.48 | 3.0.49 | 3.0.50 | 3.0.51 | 3.0.52 | 3.0.53 | 3.0.54 | 3.0.55 | 3.0.56 | 3.0.57 | 3.0.58 | 3.0.59 | 3.0.60 | 3.0.61 | 3.0.62 | 3.0.63 | 3.0.64 | 3.0.65 | 3.0.66 | 3.0.67 | 3.0.68 | 3.1 | 3.1:rc1 | 3.1:rc2 | 3.1:rc3 | 3.1:rc4 | 3.11 | 3.12 | 3.13 | 3.14 | 3.15 | 3.16 | 3.17 | 3.18 | 3.19 | 3.1.10 | 3.2 | 3.2:rc2 | 3.2:rc3 | 3.2:rc4 | 3.2:rc5 | 3.2:rc6 | 3.2:rc7 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.3 | 3.2.4 | 3.2.5 | 3.2.6 | 3.2.7 | 3.2.8 | 3.2.9 | 3.2.10 | 3.2.11 | 3.2.12 | 3.2.13 | 3.2.14 | 3.2.15 | 3.2.16 | 3.2.17 | 3.2.18 | 3.2.19 | 3.2.20 | 3.2.21 | 3.2.22 | 3.2.23 | 3.2.24 | 3.2.25 | 3.2.26 | 3.2.27 | 3.2.28 | 3.2.29 | 3.2.30 | 3.3 | 3.3:rc1 | 3.3:rc2 | 3.3:rc3 | 3.3:rc4 | 3.3:rc5 | 3.3:rc6 | 3.3:rc7 | 3.3.1 | 3.3.2 | 3.3.3 | 3.3.4 | 3.3.5 | 3.3.6 | 3.3.7 | 3.3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4:rc1 | 3.4:rc2 | 3.4:rc3 | 3.4:rc4 | 3.4:rc5 | 3.4:rc6 | 3.4:rc7 | 3.4.1 | 3.4.2 | 3.4.3 | 3.4.4 | 3.4.5 | 3.4.6 | 3.4.7 | 3.4.8 | 3.4.9 | 3.4.10 | 3.4.11 | 3.4.12 | 3.4.13 | 3.4.14 | 3.4.15 | 3.4.16 | 3.4.17 | 3.4.18 | 3.4.19 | 3.4.20 | 3.4.21 | 3.4.22 | 3.4.23 | 3.4.24 | 3.4.25 | 3.4.26 | 3.4.27 | 3.4.28 | 3.4.29 | 3.4.30 | 3.4.31 | 3.4.32 | 3.5.1 | 3.5.2 | 3.5.3 | 3.5.4 | 3.5.5 | 3.5.6 | 3.5.7 | 3.6 | 3.6.1 | 3.6.2 | 3.6.3 | 3.6.4 | 3.6.5 | 3.6.6 | 3.6.7 | 3.6.8 | 3.6.9 | 3.6.10 | 3.6.11 | 3.7 | 3.7.1 | 3.7.2 | 3.7.3 | 3.7.4 | 3.7.5 | 3.7.6 | 3.7.7 | 3.7.8 | 3.7.9 | 3.7.10 | 3.8.0 | 3.8.1 | 3.8.2 | 3.8.3 | 3.8.4 | 3.8.5 | 3.8.6 | 3.8.7 | 3.8.8 | 3.9:rc1 | 3.9:rc2 | 3.9:rc3 | 3.9:rc4 | 3.9:rc5 | 3.9:rc6 | 3.9:rc7 | 3.9.0 | 3.9.1 | 3.9.2 | 3.9.3 | 3.9.4 | 3.9.5 | 3.9.6 | 3.9.7 | 3.9.8
3 vendors · 13 products
References
35 links- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a5cc68f3d63306d0d288f31edfc2ae6ef8ecd887X Refsource CONFIRMExploitPatchREPORT
- git.kernel.orgX Refsource CONFIRM
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