Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-3222
CVE-2013-3222
Description
The vcc_recvmsg function in net/atm/common.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.
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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:*:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.9
- (no CPE)range: <3.9-rc7
Patches
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References
12- git.kernel.orgnvd
- 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
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.htmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1837-1nvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b3e617f3df53822345a8573b6d358f6b9e5ed87nvd
- lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107nvd
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