CVE-2013-2635

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 22 Mar 2013, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 15:44

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
8/100
CVSS Score
1.9 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability +0.02%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

22 Mar 2013, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 15:44
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 13%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-399•Resource Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 3.8.3 | 3.8.0 | 3.8.1 | 3.8.2

References (14)