Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2013-3076
CVE-2013-3076
Description
The crypto API in the Linux kernel through 3.9-rc8 does not initialize certain length variables, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call, related to the hash_recvmsg function in crypto/algif_hash.c and the skcipher_recvmsg function in crypto/algif_skcipher.c.
Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.9
Patches
172a763d805a4Vulnerability mechanics
Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.
References
7- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103750.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104480.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1837-1nvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/72a763d805a48ac8c0bf48fdb510e84c12de51fenvd
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