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CVE-2012-3430
Published: Oct 3, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The rds_recvmsg function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0.44 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) recvfrom or (2) recvmsg system call on an RDS socket.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-1572-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1579-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1578-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
50732
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
50811
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.0.44
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-1567-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2012:1323
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820039
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-1577-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
SUSE-SU-2012:1679
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-1568-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1575-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
50633
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-1580-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20120726 Re: CVE Request -- kernel: recv{from,msg}() on an rds socket can leak kernel memory
mailing-list
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