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CVE-2013-2234

The (1) key_notify_sa_flush and (2) key_notify_policy_flush functions in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 do not initialize certain structure m…

Impact

The (1) key_notify_sa_flush and (2) key_notify_policy_flush functions in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 do not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify interface of an IPSec key_socket.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 3.9.9
Versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4

Weakness classification

CWE-119

References