The caif_seqpkt_recvmsg function in net/caif/caif_socket.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.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1837-1
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2d6fbfe733f35c6b355c216644e08e149c61b271
OR
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:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 3.9 (inclusive)
ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
---|---|---|---|---|
74878 | openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2013:1971-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
68954 | SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 7991 / 7992 / 7994) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | medium |
66975 | Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2013:176) | Nessus | Mandriva Local Security Checks | high |
66912 | SuSE 11.2 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 7811 / 7813 / 7814) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | medium |
66904 | Ubuntu 12.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1881-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | medium |
66903 | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-quantal vulnerabilities (USN-1880-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | medium |
66902 | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1878-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | medium |
66590 | Ubuntu 13.04 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1837-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | medium |
66486 | Debian DSA-2669-1 : linux - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | high |