The key_notify_policy_flush function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify_policy interface of an IPSec key_socket.
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Published : 2013-07-04 21:55
Updated : 2024-02-04 18:16
NVD link : CVE-2013-2237
Mitre link : CVE-2013-2237
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-2237
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer