Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-3236
CVE-2013-3236
Description
The vmci_transport_dgram_dequeue function in net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not properly 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
11- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/680d04e0ba7e926233e3b9cee59125ce181f66banvdVendor Advisory
- lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107nvdVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/11nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/13nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/14nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/3nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/23/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/59391nvd
- xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/83698nvd
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