Description
The packet_recvmsg function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value before ensuring that an associated data structure has been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.
Affected products
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References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039845 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90131 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1 ↗
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1 ↗
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56036 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/31/7 ↗
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64744 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55882 ↗