Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 22, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-2635
CVE-2013-2635
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.
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References
14- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/84d73cd3fb142bf1298a8c13fd4ca50fd2432372nvdPatch
- git.kernel.orgnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.htmlnvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/20/1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1809-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1811-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1812-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1813-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1814-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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