Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-3226
The sco_sock_recvmsg function in net/bluetooth/sco.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.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2013-3226
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-3226
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-3226
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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6.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-3226
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-3226
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c8c499175f7d295ef867335bceb9a76a2c3cdc38
Bluetooth: SCO - Fix missing msg_namelen update in sco_sock_recvmsg() · torvalds/linux@c8c4991 · GitHub
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1837-1
USN-1837-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c8c499175f7d295ef867335bceb9a76a2c3cdc38
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeVendor Advisory
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https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107
LKML: Linus Torvalds: Linux 3.9-rc7
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
oss-security - Linux kernel: more net info leak fixes for v3.9
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:1971-1: moderate: kernel: security and bugfix update
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