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CVE-2013-3237
published 2013-04-22

CVE-2013-3237: The vsock_stream_sendmsg function in net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain length variable, which allows…

medium4.9CVSS 3.1
AVLACLAuNCCINAN
The vsock_stream_sendmsg function in net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.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.

Affected

8 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< open-vm-tools 2:9.2.2-893683-8 (bookworm)open-vm-tools 2:9.2.2-893683-8 (bookworm)
debianopen-vm-tools< open-vm-tools 2:9.2.2-893683-8 (bookworm)open-vm-tools 2:9.2.2-893683-8 (bookworm)
linuxlinux_kernel<= 3.9
linuxlinux_kernel
vmwareopen-vm-tools>= 0 < 2:9.2.2-893683-82:9.2.2-893683-8
vmwareopen-vm-tools>= 0 < 2:9.2.2-893683-82:9.2.2-893683-8
vmwareopen-vm-tools>= 0 < 2:9.2.2-893683-82:9.2.2-893683-8
vmwareopen-vm-tools>= 0 < 2:9.2.2-893683-82:9.2.2-893683-8

CVSS provenance

nvd4.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
osv4.9MEDIUM