CVE-2012-3430
The rds_recvmsg function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0.44 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from
02 Description
The rds_recvmsg function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0.44 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.95% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 60.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-10-03 10:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 20:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-06-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 51772b8dd4026bb5624f462fe0f8daf9eccf94db5e6dfcb7f6e7d3b321bfc2e0
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1572-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1572-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1579-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1579-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1578-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1578-1
- secunia.com50732http://secunia.com/advisories/50732
- secunia.com50811http://secunia.com/advisories/50811
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.0.44
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06b6a1cf6e776426766298d055bb3991957d90a7
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1567-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:1323http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1323.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820039
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1577-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1577-1
- www.suse.comSUSE-SU-2012:1679https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1568-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1568-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1575-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1575-1
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/06b6a1cf6e776426766298d055bb3991957d90a7
- secunia.com50633http://secunia.com/advisories/50633
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1580-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1580-1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120726 Re: CVE Request -- kernel: recv{from,msg}() on an rds socket can leak kernel memoryhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/26/5
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.2.29-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.2.29-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.2.29-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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