CVE-2013-7270

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.12.4

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. This is achieved through the packet recvmsg function, which updates a certain length value before ensuring that an associated data structure has been initialized. The sensitive information can be obtained via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.12.4, update to version 3.12.4 or later to resolve the issue.